Homestead (2023)

Homestead (2023). Homestead: Directed by Ehrland Hollingsworth. With Brian Krause, Jamie Bernadette, Mike Ferguson, Mike Markoff. A family of homesteaders taken captive by a gang of outlaws. Their survival comes to rest in the hands of Irene: a loud-mouthed 12-year-old girl who's got an uncanny knack for shooting guns.

“Beware of any film that sets to improve on a very well defined genre.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWesterns have given us some real masterpieces, films that stand out in the long list of great american films.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s really too bad when a director feels he can improve on the style by showing his own talent and aiming much too high.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHere we have a situation that has been treated many times, a group of people, in this case a family, trapped in a house in the middle of nowhere under siege from a group of particularly mean killers.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat could have been the twist is that the person who will fight back is the one youu0026#39;d least expect : a litttle girl.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOnly every move every line of dialog take ages, itu0026#39;s so long and boring that it kills all tension, you just wish they would get along with the story and move on.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe director wants you to see how clever and intelligent he is and to do this he really takes his time. Long shots on people who donu0026#39;t say anything, meaningful looks that lead nowhere….u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHad he played the story and directed his film more humbly he might have had a really good film to show.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is not the case.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSpecial mention to the cast and particularly the little girl, but itu0026#39;s not enough.”