Monday, March 23, 2015

The Homesman (2014)

Based on the 1988 novel by Glendon Swarthout.

In 1850s Nebraska, a spinster volunteers to drive three women with psychiatric disorders from their rural community to another city where they will be cared for. She has a chance encounter with a man and manages to persuade him to aid her with her task.

The male lead is one of my favorite actors, but aside from that I cannot say I liked this movie. On a scene-by-scene basis, I found it mostly pedestrian. As for the dramatic ideas behind the plot and characters, all I can say is I am mildly perplexed.

Rating: 40

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