Loved it, movie made for my sensibilities.
Denzel as always does not dissappoint and gives a great leading man performance. There isn't much stretching required for this character, other than the old western drifter hero character. Gary Oldman is part of the unholy bad guy actors trinity. (the other two being Jack Nicholson and Christopher Walken) His ability to take on the complete mask of this character is also what this great actor has been known for. There were a couple of moments when you could even see the vulnerabilities of the character on Gary's face.
The story started out to be your typical western, with the drifter who comes to town and saves the people from the local rich despot. This ended up not being so. The twists at the end are almost unimportant, because the ride you have taken to get there has been so much fun and done so well, that you don't care that it was meant to BLOW YOUR MIND...
...but doesn't.
It doesn't ruin it either, so i am happy. When i realized in the theater how much I was going to like this movie, I literally was on the edge of my seat praying to God that they don't jump the shark and ruin it for me. I was pleased with the end and didn't feel like it when on too long and ended abruptly.
I would like to see a comic book of the continued story and hope not for a sequel.
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