| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"This sort of relationship has to be played just right to work, and Bale and Crowe never once misstep." more... |
A- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...restores the wounded heart of the Western and rescues it from the morass of point-less violence." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"The acting is its chief strength." more... |
B- |
E! Online
Alex Markerson |
"...takes too long to decide what kind of movie it's going to be." more... |
C+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...a sturdy and enjoyable remake..." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"...the storytelling is cheap and the film's sincerity is shallow." more... |
C |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"James Mangold's expertly performed remake does the original justice." more... |
B+ |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"...rife with genre standards bust delivers them with gusto." more... |
B+ |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...extremely well-acted and well-directed..." more... |
B |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...a serviceable addition to the current western revival." more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Watching a movie like this, I can't help but wish that the Western would come back into favor again. " more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...flashily entertaining..." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...a grand Western." more... |
A |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"If you don't know that first and infinitely better movie, you likely will find this an OK but instantly forgettable retro-Western..." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...transcends the confines of a cowboy movie." more... |
B |
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