Unlike blockbuster Westerns like The Magnificent Seven, that intimate quality puts the entire focus on the strength of the script – and this story is up to the task. There are just eight characters, and it all takes place at two farms and a seemingly endless hay field. Old Henry does a hell of a lot with a tiny cast and simple locations. Nobody is who they claimed to be, and many of them are going to die. Henry (Tim Blake Nelson) settled on the life of a farmer, and he’s trying to raise his teenage son Wyatt (Gavin Lewis) to be a farmer, too.īut a riderless horse wearing a bloody saddle appears on their farm, and sets off a series of events that throws everything into chaos. And although there are peaks and valleys in the action, the intensity never lets up.Ĭut to a windy hay field and a man’s weary narration about the places he’s lived: New York, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico. The level of cutthroat action and intensity created in those first scenes sets the tone. Their leader, Sam Ketchum (Stephen Dorff) shoots him down and then tortures him for information on another man. Old Henry opens on a guy running for his life from three men on horseback. The big reveal is a delicious payoff for fans of the genre, or Old West history – so do yourself a favour and avoid spoilers.Īnd since there’s almost no trivia about it on IMDb, I’ve assembled a whole bunch for you. This is the fresh, action-packed story we’ve long deserved. And I’m going to watch it again before the week’s up.Įvery moment of Old Henry is Western perfection. I was leaning forward, not even using my awesomely soft couch pillows, jaw-dropped in awe of its brilliance for 138 minutes. This movie literally had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. Last week I rewatched The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and that movie is so outstanding that I immediately rewatched O’ Brother, Where Art Thou? So of course when Netflix was like “hey, here’s a brand new Tim Blake Nelson Western,” I was ready to make it a three-film bender. Stop what you’re doing right now and watch Old Henry! There’s NOTHING better that you could do with your time right now. “It can be hard to tell who and what a man is, he’s got a mind to convince you otherwise.” Released: 2021 Mood: If you’re suffering family drama and need a distraction in the form of a riveting Western that furiously unravels the lies and secrecy keeping one of the West’s most famous outlaws alive. Starring: Tim Blake Nelson, Stephen Dorff, Gavin Lewis, Scott Haze, Trace Adkins Director: Potsy Ponciroli
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