hyped garbage

Excellent but underrated film

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

In the opening scene Abraham (Woody Harrelson) kills a man in a knife duel. The six year old son of the dead man becomes a Texas Ranger 22 years later in the post Civil War era. With Mexican bodies turning up in the river, David (Liam Hemsworth) goes to investigate and his wife (Alice Braga) insists on going with him. Abraham runs the town in a cult-like fashion wearing cult white when we first see him again.David is offered the job of sheriff, which he doesn't take lightly.The acting was good and the film had a few good scenes. You kept waiting for the inevitable conflict and revealing of identity which was slow in coming. David's wife was a confusing mess.Guide: F-word. Implied sex. No nudity.

This film tells the story of a young boy who witnessed his father being stabbed to death in a duel. Years later, he is sent to a remote border town, where Mexicans strangely disappears. He investigation and brings the culprits to their rightful justice."The Duel" is not like an ordinary Western film. It is not just about bar fights and senseless violence among ragged men, seeking revenge after revenge. Instead it tells a story that is more than revenge. For a start, the main characters are all well dressed with good self care, which is a refreshing change. The plot emphasises on how the new couple settles into a new town, being embraced and rejected by its residents at the same time. Woody Harrelson portrays a charming leader of the town, yet his two faced character can be chilling at times. The use of snakes though, it a little over the top, and makes me wonder whether that is a realistic portrayal of life back then.

This is the biggest let down of a Western film, it isn't even a Western movie, more of a philosophical boring movie with drama and politics. At best it could be considered a suspense movie with a weird plot that takes way too long, it is boring the entire movie. A Texas ranger is given the task of investigating murders of Mexican immigrants that happen near the Mexico border in a certain Texas town. His wife forces him to take her with him rather than be left home, and so he does because apparently a Texas ranger has to take his wife with him on every job in the 1800s. It gets much worse from there with nothing but a boring story without any western action whatsoever, nothing but continuous drama and only the slightest bit of suspense. The plot also depicts an psychotic evil man who apparently is some sort of "Christian" priest who ironically encourages people to brutally kill others as well as sleep with prostitutes. But the brave Hero is shown to be a good moral atheist. Lmao More politics in Movies. There was no need for anyone's religion to be depicted in this movie, just more political agendas and an incredibly boring plot. Please don't waste your money and more important don't waste your time on this awkward movie.

Creepy Western with its Paranormal Conceits never quite Grabbing the Movie and Maintaining. It can be Disturbing at times and Slants towards the Unusual. But these Genre-Bending Elements lose their Grip and Slip.It's a Well Mounted Movie with some Sharp Cinematography and the Acting is Fine all around with Woody Harrelson's Quirky Persona put to Good use and Liam Hemsworth as the Stalwart Texas Ranger never wavering from Determined Grit. His Wife (Alice Braga), along for the Ride, encounters Forces Beyond Her Control and Her Side Story may be the Film's Unexplored Territory.Violent as an Arty Western needs to be, but the Movie loses its Uniqueness and Impact when it Strays from the Spiritual Good vs Evil Stuff and Returns to the Standard Western Template. A Western not for all tastes, but Good Enough for Fans willing to Explore the Unusual in the Genre.A Missed Opportunity but still Worth a Watch.