THE HOMESMAN (Released to Theaters USA 2014)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì

The Homesman—Tommy Lee Jones and Hilary Swank—has a different western story to tell as it focuses on female lives and their ways of coping (or not coping) with the tough life on the frontier. The cast shows outstanding skill in depicting the story. Content contains  explicit sex scenes; nudity; and frank, adult dialogue. The story needs to be told.

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Storyline

Ms. Cuddy agrees to transport three men's wives to a Christian asylum to rehabilitate them to sanity, if possible. 

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director/Executive Producer Tommy Lee Jones for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producer G. Hughes Abell, Deborah Dobson Bach, Michael Fitzgerald, Richard Romero, for making the film possible. Cast includes: Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, Jo Harvey Allen, Barry Corbin, David Dencik, William Fichtner, Evan Jones, Caroline Lagerfelt, John Lithgow, Tim Blake Nelson, Jesse Plemons

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

 Maybe. This film looks at the western frontier's development and the toll it takes on females.

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ELYSIUM (Theatrical Release USA 2013)

 Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì 

Elysium, a movie directed by Neill Blomkamp (District 9), is one of this director’s best films. Matt Damon is perfectly cast here. Elysium is fresh, entertaining, and engaging. It earns its watch.

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Storyline 

In a dystopian future, rich people live in their own world above earth while poor people live on earth. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Neill Blomkamp for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Bill Block, Neill Blomkamp, and Simon Kinberg for making the film possible. Cast includes: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura, and William Fichtner. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. The movie is exceptionally creative and completely earns the title of futuristic entertainment. 

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