Film2015132 min

Bone Tomahawk

Name: Bone Tomahawk
Genre: Horror, Western
Released: 2015
Duration: 132 min
Cast: Kurt Russell, Matthew Fox, Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins, Lili Simmons

Taste attributes: horrorwesterndramadetectiveslowtried & testedunsavouryheavysimplelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"May the Lord have mercy and grant you a swift death"

Boxlist takeExpect a weighty, morally murky horror film, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: very slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

6.8/10

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Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. That night, the town is attacked and they both disappear—only the arrow of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a few of his men go in search of the prisoner and the foreman's wife.

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs