Monday, January 26, 2009
BUDDIES
Today's movie was
This is a great movie.
Just when you think that they have used up all the possibilities for a western, something like this comes along.
Directed by and starring Ed Harris along with Viggo Mortensen, the story ambles along punctuated with good exciting and novel twists.
Renée Zellweger plays the unconventional lady of the triangle. Surprises here.
Jeremy Irons is the villain with not too much over the top villainy. I almost, but not quite, felt sorry for him.
The visuals here are splendid. Lighting, costumes, sets. All show a different and more realistic western town. Very nice. Sometimes awesome.
The back story here is about the changing west. Modernization. Politics encroach. The old ways die out.
I would like to see this again to hear the sardonic and loving talk between these two hired guns. What I got the first time was pleasure enough. More would be a bonus.
That makes it a 4 out of Netflix5.
