My son lent it to me one weekend and I watched it a couple of months ago, rate it a 5 out of ten. Not the best western movie to come down the pike, nor the worst. Too much 'dead space' IMO and actions by some that didn't make sense, ie the rancher going to protect his family by going out in the open to protect his family when they couldn't have been 25 yds from the cabin-bunch of other not make any sense actions/scenes. As far as Mogorilla's comment about being to long like a Kevin Costner film, well I think that idea is blown out of proportion by Hollyweird critics/other film makers that have been envious of Costner's success and just don't have any other thing to flap their jaws about. I like Costner's films, the longer the better, more bang for the buck. IMO a movie should be at least 2 hrs minimum, anything 1 1/2 hrs or less is just a overrated TV special without the adverts.
I've always like Christian Bale's movies going way back to Treasure Island with Charlton Heston, but a lot of his seemly liberal outbursts reference America and its values is starting to wear on me. Same goes for Danny Glover who I loved his character in Lonesome Dove-evidently he drank the Kool-Aid and slipped to the darkside advocating socialism of the type ya see in Venezuela. Then there is the actor who always portrayed himself to love America and its historical values, military might and such since becoming a US citizen, ie Arnold "I'll be back" Scharzenegger. His con job of trying to convince of who he is, is evident in his recent comments of support for leftist liberal causes. That's the guy some wanted to change the Constitution for so a nonborn US citizen could be POTUS. Naming them all would cause this post to rival the 'War and Peace' novel in length. Just have a hard time watching some of these actors/actresses any more, refrain from shelling out greenbacks to support them and the movie industry due to their support for what I consider un-American activity and support for socialistic, leftist, communistic programs. Refrain from going to the theatre's and buying the DVD's. Some of these Hollyweird hero's you see on the screen in military, western, police theme'd movies are some of the biggest anti-2nd Amendment supporters on the planet. Check out their support for anti-gun politicians and groups. It's not just the AR's they want, they'd take your single action Colt and 73 Winchesters in a second, some have expressed publicly so. "They" claim their use of firearms in a movie is just a job related situation but express the belief that American citizens should not have the right to own any firearms. Same goes for music industry, refuse to buy any CD's of the same ilk.
Just my opinion, the Constitution still says I have the right to express it, if ever the mob rule that wants to take away that right ever does (God forbid), I'm going to continue to do so and will do so until their black boots come in the dark of night to try to stop me. I'm getting a little worn also by some of these actors, actresses, musicians, and others, coming to America, maybe becoming US citizens, and then speaking out against our government, history, Constitution, way of life, etc wanting to let it become the cesspool of the country they may have left. Millions of Americans fought, some died to protect their home countries and families from despots, then they come to America and tell we Americans how to be ruled and live. Doesn't cut it with me. Enough said (for now)!