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Week of April 22, 2016
Trapping beavers all-day isn’t as sexy as
it sounds. First up…
The Revenant
When attacked by a bear remember to always
roll into a ball so it doesn’t have to chew you as much.
The victim in this drama, unfortunately,
chose to starfish.
Hunting up north, a group of trappers (Tom
Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter) are engaged by natives and forced into
the wilderness where a Grizzly mauls their guide, Hugh Glass (Leonardo
DiCaprio).
Left for dead, Glass endures his injuries
and pursues those who betrayed him. Along the way, he frees a native girl from
her French-Canadian captors.
One of the most gripping tales of
wilderness survival, this fact-based account of frontier justice is beautifully
shot and brutally told by director Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
But its DiCaprio’s performance,
supplemented by Hardy’s, which really brings the humanity to this indescribable
tale.
However, due to this incident European
socialites had to wait an extra month to get their beaver felt top hats. Green Light
Jane Got a Gun
No one has a problem with women owning guns
as long as they’re disarmed before that time of the month.
Mind you, some premenstrual rage might
benefit the homesteader in this Western.
Frontierswoman Jane Hammond (Natalie
Portman) is forced to defend her family farm from outlaws when her bandit
husband (Noah Emmerich) riles up the Bishop Boys and their devious leader (Ewan
McGregor).
But to have a fighting chance against the
posse, Jane must enlist her ex-fiancé (Joel Edgerton). Their reunion, however,
stirs up ghosts that effect their partnership, and the bloody standoff that’s
about to ensue.
An overall intriguing oater that unfolds in
a fashion unfamiliar to the genre, Jane does deliver a fresh take on stock
western archetypes, themes and backdrops; however, the same cannot be said of
the film’s gunfights or uninspired casting.
Furthermore, fighting alongside females’
guarantees plenty of tampons on hand to plug-up the injured. Yellow Light
***Shady Lady***
The Quick and the Dead
Women have showdowns everyday but instead
of pistols they shoot glares at each other.
Unfortunately, the female in this western
will have to use something a little less subtle.
In Redemption for the quick draw
competition, the Lady (Sharon Stone) attracts the attention of the corrupt
organizer (Gene Hackman) and his participants: an imprisoned preacher (Russell
Crowe), a kid (Leonardo DiCaprio) with something to prove and a hired gun
(Keith David).
As the ranks thin, she draws closer to her
true goal: killing the man who forced her to shoot her father (Gary Sinise).
A visually striking oater with rapid-fire
pacing and colourful characters, director Sam Raimi brings his frenetic style
to the usually static Wild West showdown with eye-popping results. This energy
is even enough to make up for miscasting Stone in the lead.
Incidentally, like golf, ladies got to fire
at their duelling opponents from the women’s tee.
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