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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) in Movies

Aug 1, 2020

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

1976 | Action, Drama, Western

8.3

(6 Ratings)

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Outstanding western starring and directed by Clint Eastwood. The American civil war transforms ordinary farmer Josey Wales into a ruthless, deadly gunfighter - but when his side is defeated, is there any chance he can leave violence behind and find a new life?

Made just as the western was going out of fashion as a genre, there's a strikingly elegiac quality to this film - it includes all the requisite action and violence, but also considers wider issues about what it means for people to try and live together. Brings real heart and soul to the slightly cartoony character Eastwood played for Sergio Leone. In some ways this is a very serious film, but it also works superbly as a piece of entertainment.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Mary Queen of Scots (2018) in Movies

Aug 29, 2020 (Updated Aug 29, 2020)

Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

2018 | Biography, Drama, History

6.3

(15 Ratings)

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Queen takes Queen

This isn't the type of film I normally watch but the cast swung me. It's the type of film that will win awards for the costume department and production. Saoirse Ronan really carries the film and without her I would score it a bit lower. Margot Robbie is sadly under used in this.
Tied up in a political, religious and royal game of real life chess as to whom will be heir to the throne of England. There is plenty of scheming and treason by both Royal courts. It's interesting but also at times a little dull. If you like slow period dramas you'll love it, if not you're not missing much.