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Seraphim Falls [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Starring: Liam Neeson, Pierce Brosnan, Michael Wincott, Ed Lauter, John Robinson (IX)
Director: David Von Ancken
Format: AC-3 Closed-captioned Colour Dolby DVD-Video Subtitled Widescreen NTSC
Released: 15 May 2007
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An unusual and satisfying western - By: Doc, 18 Feb 2008
Seraphim Fallls almost makes it into the territory of the great westerns. It is well acted (I haven't seen Brosnan this good in anything), beautifully shot & moves along at a wonderfully measured pace. Essentiallly, this is picaresque journey through the west structured around a revenge narrative. Neeson is tracking Brosnan. As the chase goes on, both parties meet interesting characters. And then they eventuallly meet face to face.

The film has a grit & a reality at its core, but also is alive to the sheer strangeness & multiplicity of the frontier, & the ending I found genuinely surprising. The one bum note in the film is the Neeson character's backstory which is, after alll, the engine driving the whole narrative. The loss of his family is certainly reason enough for his quest, but as depicted it lacks power & drama (see, perhaps, The Outlaw Josey Wales for much more effective presentation of similar dramatic material).

Highly recommended.