Full Movie Reviews
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2.5/4
"Jane Got A Gun" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 10/24/2018
When her husband returns to their ranch badly injured and warning of the imminent arrival of a gang of outlaws with a grudge, a young woman turns to her embittered ex-fiancee for help.
Casting Natalie Portman in the leading role is clearly Hollywood's attempt at a "feminist" western, but the story too often hinges on her looks which combined with the fact that she is entirely reliant upon hunky gunslinger Joel Edgerton to rescue her rather undermines the entire premise. Technically it's fine, although the backstory is told by an incessant series of flashbacks and the dialogue is naive and often too reliant on cliche. Ewan McGregor's villain also lacks presence, probably because he is absent for the vast majority of the film and when he does appear, he may as well be twirling his …
Rating of
2/4
Plain Jane
Leslie - wrote on 08/27/2016
"Jane Got a Gun" is not a bomb but it’s not the western I was hoping to see. The draw of seeing a woman in the lead role in this type of film isn’t enough to overcome a somewhat weak storyline. There are also some annoying, needless lines in the movie. Take for instance when Jane Hammond (Natalie Portman) and her hired gun Dan Frost (Joel Edgerton) take her outlaw husband Bill “Ham” Hammond (Noah Emmerich) down into the cellar when John Bishop’s (Ewan McGregor) gang show up hell bent on killing the three of them. Dan puts a gun in Ham’s hand and says, “Anybody ain’t us opens that door, you gotta start shooting.” This happens literally sixty seconds after Ham has already killed one of John Bishop’s men while bedridden.
Still "Jane Got a Gun" is worth seeing for …
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N/A
Solide
cinegeek.de - wrote on 03/07/2016
Viel hat man gelesen über die desaströse Produktion dieses Westerns, der eigentlich 2012 ins Kino kommen sollte. Ein Karussel der grossen Namen, die verpflichtet wurden, aber wieder absprangen. Der Star des Films aber, Natalie Portman, war immer fix. Nun sollte man einen schlimmen Fehlschlag erwarten, angesichts der Produktions Historie, aber der bleibt aus. Jane Got A Gun bietet gutes Schauspiel und eine ganze Reihe beeindruckend inszenierter Szenen. Jane Got A Gun will das Genre nicht neu erfinden, sondern einfach eine Geschichte erzählen. Was fehlt ist dieser berühmte letzte Funken an Inspiration, der einen bewegt, unbedingt ins Kino zu müssen. New Mexico 1871. Der ehemalige Gangster “Ham” Hammond (Noah Emmerich) kehrt zurück nach Hause zu seiner Frau Jane (Portman). In …
Rating of
1.5/4
Underwhelming Bore
Unknown - wrote on 01/31/2016
Have you ever wanted to see a mundane western minus all of the things you like about westerns? Well, now you have 'Jane Got a Gun'. From the film's title and initial conceit, I thought this would be a return to the routine stylings of a western set to the empowerment of a lead female through acts of vengeance. Not the case at all. Instead, we get a poorly paced slog of a story padded with lousy flashbacks. The characters aren't interesting, the actors are just okay, and the direction is simply flat. Knowing the history behind the making of this film definitely shows us why those factors fall short. A constant string of people had left this film and certain requirements needed to be filled immediately without preparation. The writing wasn't good to begin with, but there still …
