Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.2|5.0
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Seraphim Falls—flavored
like a Sergio Leone/Clint Eastwood western—pulls off the whole western
entertainment theme well. While it’s a complete surprise to see Liam Neeson and
Pierce Brosnan cast in this genre, they both more than pull their weight and
show extreme expertise interpreting a western-themed script. The story is well
done; the script is great. There are no lagging moments in this film.
Storyline
Gideon
(Pierce Brosnan), pursued relentlessly by Carver (Liam Neeson) and a posse, stays
one step ahead of certain death until a final struggle with Carver resolves
itself in an unexpected climatic ending.
Additional Thanks
Thank
You to Director David Von Ancken for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive
Producer Stan Wlodkowski for making the film possible. Additional
characters/cast include: Hayes (Michael Wincott), Railcrew Foreman (Xander
Berkeley), Minister Abraham (Tom Noonan), Henry (Kevin J. O’Connor), Kid (John
Robinson), Madame Louise (Anjelica Huston), and Parsons (Ed Lauter).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes.
This is a hard-core film that follows the 1960s through 1970s western movie line
with strong relationship to The Good, the
Bad and the Ugly or Once Upon a Time
in the West. It’s not soft.
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