ManiakJiggy This is How Movies Should Be Made

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Asad Almond A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

cdoublejj Why is the intro/begging scene never resolved? why is that scene even there? why are they on horses playing pool in a bar? why does the animal doctor kiss a random little kid and show his baby to kids when he visits the school? Why would the kids give a crap about him or his baby whom they've never met before? the kids in the school seemed as confused as me and my family watching this movie. why is the story told out of order? Whats the deal with the fat french man interested in buying the photographer's studio.. who btw was turned down, why is he all the suddenly on the boat? yes he expressed interest in migrating to the wild west as well but, why is introduced in such a manor? why does the animal doctor not realize something is wrong when the dog is barking like crazy and the house is trashed? why does it take him so long to realize something is wrong ONLY when he finds his wife's dead body? is he extra stupid? why was he such a selfish ass hole to his wife when she was still alive? maybe this movies is an arts fartsy piece of crap. why do movies try to make the audience interpret things. it can be interpreted a million ways. it's like charging 100 dollars to see painting i've never seen before then handing me the paint brush and blank canvas. I want to be entertained not be an art major.why is this movie all out of order and not making much sense?

Peter Anton This was not a stellar film, but life and films aren't always galactic experiences. If you want to go back and spend some light time in the 19th century American West and France this is a nice bit of time travel. I'm confused by the opening scene because it stands all alone and is never resolved. I would have expected a flash of light and a trip though a worm hole and an eventual return to modern times. But that would have been a different story, I suppose. Once back in time the story, ambiance, characters and storytelling style kept my attention nicely. Of course, I'm a fan of James Caan, and the chemistry between him and Geneviève Bujold was very touching and not overdone. In fact, nothing was overdone. It's just a good, understated love story.

mistymountain Well, call it a western or historical fiction, but this film definitely has both of those elements. Claude Lelouch excellently directed this film, which i believe was his first English-speaking or bilingual film. James Caan shines as Dr. David Williams, a widowed American vet, and Genevieve Bujold's performance as Jeanne, a widowed photographer's assistant, is equally impressive. After David's wife, Mary, is found brutally beaten to death, he takes his infant son and moves south where he places him in the care of Alice, an inept schoolteacher, wonderfully played by Susan Tyrrell. Jeanne and her photographer boyfriend, Francis, played by Francis Huster, flee France and come to America for a better life. They set up a photography studio in the West, and get married. But then tragedy strikes, and Jeanne becomes a widow with a baby girl. It's not until several years later that her and David's paths cross. Beautiful love story.

yashimo I am studying sound design and this movie blew me away. Watched it late night only because of the excellent James C. The most striking thing is when ever there is a violent scene, the director choose to fade out and loose all natural sound and simply play a simple but striking piece of piano. It distances you from the horror of the violence, it seemed to me to be as if I was being sheltered from the full effect. Powerful and poetic this was a revisionist western way ahead of its peers and only to be matched by Clint Eastwood's High plains drifter and Beguiled.