One last pass through the editor's office could have turned a darn good movie into a truly great one, but fans of the genre will almost certainly enjoy it.
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04/16/07
Seraphim Falls (2007)
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Reviews Counted:81
Fresh:44
Rotten:37
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: A brutal, slow-moving drama that unfolds among some great-looking scenery.
Rated: 15 [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Thriller, War, Theatrical Release, Violence, Revenge, Railroads
Theatrical Release:03-08-2007
Synopsis: PIERCE BROSNAN and LIAM NEESON star in Seraphim Falls – An epic action thriller set against the backdrop of the American Civil War. Directed by David Von Ancken (The Shield, CSI) Seraphim Falls... [More]
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Anjelica Huston, Angie Harmon
Director: David Von Ancken
Reviews for Seraphim Falls
It won't mark the return of the wild west, but it will make fans of the days when quick-drawing was a marketable skill and horses were a man's best friend very, very happy.
03/24/07
The film starts out much better than it finishes, but the start makes it worth watching.
03/06/07
Seraphim isn't totally satisfying, even if you're prepared for an arty Western.
03/02/07
It's all thrillingly cinematic, this bare and spare chase movie...
02/23/07
A tough and extraordinarily effective film, at least until it pretty much falls apart in its last half-hour.
02/22/07
Relentless. This is the only way one can describe this film.
02/19/07
A Western short on dialogue and long on pomposity, is little more than an extended chase scene down a snow-filled mountaintop to a desert floor.
02/09/07
If we could delete one sequence from Seraphim Falls, it would be an exceptional modern Western.
02/09/07
The plot here may be simple, but it is strong. So are the performances.
02/08/07
The technical revels are arresting, but Seraphim Falls is slow of motive and thin of plot -- a western that dies with its boots on.
02/07/07
When it's all said and done this Western psychodrama is more dumbed-down than giddy-up.
02/07/07
Though the chase threatens to go on too long, the suspense remains high because we don’t know which man is the real villain, or if there’s a villain at all.
02/05/07
...a pretty good movie for 90 minutes. It's undone by the ludicrous last half hour, which left me wishing I hadn't wasted my time.
02/04/07
For all its manliness, the film works slightly better as a bitter romance gone postal.
02/03/07
Meditative, beautifully shot, and blessed with a healthy dose of cynicism.
02/03/07
The answers do eventually arrive but the overall price is so high that it hardly seems worth it in the end.
02/03/07
A breath of fresh air in a season that dearly needs one.
02/02/07
Seraphim Falls isn't completely without interest, particularly for those of us who still like Westerns and bemoan their demise almost as much as we bemoan the demise of the movie musical.
02/01/07
It is not a terrible movie -- its beginning holds a certain promise -- just, finally, an unengaging one.
01/31/07
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April 28, 2007:
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January 26, 2007:
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