HOSTILES (Theatrical Release USA 2017)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.9|5.0 Starsìììì

Hostiles—a Christian Bale/Rosamund Pike film—works. The cinematography shows terrific scope. The storyline doesn’t miss a beat in authentically realizing the genre of the western movie theme. Rosamund Pike plays a wide range of emotion well. A best work for Director Scott Cooper who successfully orchestrates a western film worth watching.

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Storyline

A single survivor from a Comanche attack joins a small military detail traveling to Fort Winslow and then on to Montana.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Scott Cooper for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Byron Allen, Mark Borde, Chris Charalambous, Mark DeVitre, Carolyn Folks, Terence Hill, Jennifer Lucas, Donald E. Stewart, and Will Weiske  for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Wesley Quaid (Scott Shepherd), Rosalee Quaid (Rosamund Pike), Lucy Quaid (Ava Cooper), Sylvie Quaid (Stella Cooper), Buffalo Man (David Midthunder), Apache Man (Gray Wolf Herrera), Captain Joseph J. Blocker (Christian Bale), Master Sergeant Thomas Metz (Rory Cochrane), Corporal Henry Woodson (Jonathan Majors), and Captain Royce Tolan (John Benjamin Hickey).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. For Western movie fans, this film restores the western movie genre to its former status, following the style of the 1950s and 1960s. It’s true to the genre and easily accomplishes a Bravo! performance for all involved.

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Ben Meyers