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This is a very, very good movie with another terrific performance by Jeff Bridges - and excellent acting all around, of a terrific story. A must see, near perfect film, IMHO.

Saw that in the theater when it came out. Terrific modern Western. (As the spousal unit said, "You can tell it's a Western because there's a horse in it." )

That really does look good...

Definitely going to check it out; thanks for posting about it BSG...(I remember the promos when it came out, but forgot about it)

ETA:

It's available to rent on several streaming services, but it's also available currently at no additional charge for anyone who has Showtime.

I’d actually subscribed to Showtime for a month so I could finally watch Homeland - even though I don’t love Claire Danes, wow it was good! - and Billions and Ray Donovan and the most recent season of The Affair, and I stumbled on this movie just as I was churning through the last few days of my subscription.

I was really blown away by how excellent it was; I recall hearing about it only at one of the awards shows, probably the Academy Awards for which Bridges’s performance was nominated for best supporting actor. I made a mental note and then forgot all about it until I saw it in the Showtime movies offerings.

I already want to watch it again but will have to wait until it’s free on one of the services.

It’s really, really, REALLY good!

Two other good Showtime series were The United States of Tara and Web Therapy. They may be available on other services.

I loved Tara, watched it a few years ago. Toni Colette is one of the best actors around, IMHO - I’d watch her in anything. I think Tara is on Netflix or Hulu now.

Didn’t see the other series; will check it out next time - I’ll subscribe again when the new seasons of RD, Billions and Homeland release.

We watched it last night on Showtime...

Superb!

Especially (as BSG notes) Jeff Bridges, who had his character down to a tee, (the only other actors I can imagine playing the role would be Sam Elliot or maybe Tommy Lee Jones) and gave the movie a lighter touch with some truly hilarious lines...

A really well crafted blend of drama, action, and humor....

Glad you enjoyed it!

I enjoyed it too, thanks for the recommendation. The acting, dialogue, mood, music, filming were all very good. Though, I will say that the plot requires more than a bit of eliding over the gaps and caricatures.