Forsaken (2015)
10KForsaken: Directed by Jon Cassar. With Esther Purves-Smith, Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Lex Cassar. In 1872, an embittered gunslinger named John Henry Clayton attempts to make amends with his estranged father Reverend Samuel Clayton while their community is besieged by ruthless land-grabbers.
“There has been a number of westerns being released recently, from the excellent Bone Tomahawk, The Hateful Eight u0026amp; the Revenant to the decent Diablo.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Forsaken doesnu0026#39;t compare with the greats, but is still an excellent old style Western. The problem with this, is that it will be judged for being to old fashioned. If not for the swearing by the great Brian Cox, this is a Western that could have been made in the 60u0026#39;s with Glenn Ford or Randolph Scott.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll performances are excellent, and the reviewer saying that Kiefer Sutherland overacted, he must have been watching another movie. Donald Sutherland is equally as good as his father. Michael Wincott is also worth mentioning, in a memorable role as a hired gun. He seems to be channelling Val Kilmer in Tombstone. As mentioned before, Brian Cox is excellent as the villain, using up the films swear quota. The only poor lead role is Demi Moore, which is not down to her acting, but limited screen time and development. Still give her points for not being vain and letting her grey hair show through.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe plot isnu0026#39;t the most original, but gets the job done. Jon Cassar does a great job of directing and the Canadian scenery that is used looks terrific.”
