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Meek's Cutoff

2010
Western
1h 44m
Settlers traveling through the Oregon desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
Directed by:
Kelly Reichardt Kelly Reichardt
Written by:
Jonathan Raymond
Starring:
Bruce Greenwood Bruce Greenwood Will Patton Will Patton Paul Dano Paul Dano Shirley Henderson Shirley Henderson Michelle Williams Michelle Williams Zoe Kazan Zoe Kazan Tommy Nelson Neal Huff Rod Rondeaux
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Genre:
Western
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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Meek's Cutoff

2010
Western
1h 44m
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theficionadotheficionado
Rated 21 May 2011
100
97th
The claustrophobic aspect ratio is only the first indication that Reichardt intends to mess with the prototypical Western: The mythic good vs evil, lawlessness vs order binary is transfigured into something much more complex and extraordinary. As the wagon train's moral conundrum slow-burns all the way to its apex, we're left at the point at which hopelessness transforms into something haunting and humanist, where faith in your fellow man is, no matter your hand, the only real choice you have.
Rated 21 May 2011
sebbysebby
Rated 15 Sep 2011
70
72nd
A slight step back qualitatively for Reichardt, but in many ways an incredibly impressive film. She seems a much more confident filmmaker here than ever before -- a western shot in 1.33:1? No discernible ending or beginning? Or resolution? You got balls, kid. This is certainly not a film for your boorish co-workers, but oddly enough, it almost isn't a film for your snobby co-conspirators, either! Meek's Cutoff, despite its bursts of splendor, is unfulfilling. It's verite without the profundity.
Rated 15 Sep 2011
kasperlKasperL
Rated 26 Sep 2010
80
86th
Not your standard western. A sense of authenticity pervades. A barely recognizable Greenwood is amazing as Meek. Williams is great, too. The only one not up to the high standards of the cast is Paul Dano. I hate that guy.
Rated 26 Sep 2010
krf7krf7
Rated 10 Aug 2011
60
35th
This film is like someone trying to make a dumbed-down version of a Cormac McCarthy novel. The ending isn't really my main problem, but it is a symptom of the disease: this poses many easy - and readily apparent - questions and does not endeavor to answer any of them. This isn't a difficult task. To its credit, though, the atmosphere and acting are both pitch perfect.
Rated 10 Aug 2011
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 19 Dec 2011
91
95th
A film of quiet desperation, hard-scrabble survival, and growing mistrust. In some ways it evokes the horror genre as the severity of the situation deepens and doubt takes hold. It manages gritty realism without resorting to overstating the harsh conditions for dramatic effect. Williams impresses me again with her thoughtful restraint. The score is wonderful, as haunting and sparse as the landscape. Reichardt is emerging as one of American cinema's most distinctive and worthwhile voices.
Rated 19 Dec 2011
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 09 Jun 2011
5
91st
As anti as anti-westerns come. In addition to eschewing gunplay entirely, Reichardt deals in morally ambiguous shades of grey, framing issues of survival, sexism, and racism within a tale of man's ability to trust one another. Meek speaks not of law vs. chaos but of chaos vs. destruction, and it's all the hardscrabble cast can do to trudge on in a largely unsettled and unconquered west, with nary a speck of life to be found. Haunting and evocative, right up to the stunningly abrupt ending.
Rated 09 Jun 2011
ytadelYtadel
Rated 24 Jun 2011
5
57th
Okay, don't get the wrong idea here - I enjoyed the starkness and the mood and the methodical pacing of this film a lot. But does anyone else get the impression that a lot of critics are stuck in this "no ending = masterpiece" mentality?
Rated 24 Jun 2011
djrossdjross
Rated 13 Oct 2011
45
34th
Somehow anachronistic: moments of the dialogue, performances, as well as themes, seem rather present-day, as though the parable being hung on the Western backdrop is intended to spark high school debates. As a consequence, the alien, strangers in a strange land, "metaphysically" atmospheric quality that is admirably striven for is undermined by the viewer's perception that the filmmakers were animated by some rather more conventional and predictable preoccupations, however "inverted" the genre.
Rated 13 Oct 2011
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 25 Aug 2011
70
50th
People left and right are calling this an anti-Western. I wish that movies like this were considered regular Westerns. If that were the case I would watch much more of them. The cowboy attitude and the notion that I'm just watching a bunch of grown men play dress-up puts me off of regular Westerns, especially the supposedly classic ones. There's also a smugness in the performances that drive me up the wall. Meek's Cutoff commits none of these sins.
Rated 25 Aug 2011
woodoowoodoo
Rated 14 Sep 2014
85
63rd
Will probably be best remembered for being filmed in Academy ratio, but is up there with the best Westerns of the last 10 years, including the Assassination of Jesse James and No Country For Old Men. Confounding movie about confounding social strictures.
Rated 14 Sep 2014
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 04 Jan 2012
80
73rd
99 percent of westerns choose to be cartoonish and over-the-top to portray the time period. While I happened to miss the 1850s, Meek's Cutoff seems to give a much more realistic picture of the West. Its desolate, bleak, and lonely. Meek's Cutoff is a visual feast and a subtle delight.
Rated 04 Jan 2012
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 23 May 2016
5
81st
Gerry with covered wagons
Rated 23 May 2016
rant1229rant1229
Rated 16 Dec 2011
3
45th
It's unfortunate that the film's two greatest assets, it's langorous pace and ambiguous ending are the two things most likely to turn people off. Actually, if the film has any flaw it's in creating characters and situations that sometimes feel overly-constructed by the director to make a political or social point. Even when it's a point I agree with, the damage to the story's sense of naturalness and spontaneity is done. Whether that damage is irreparable, I'm still trying to decide.
Rated 16 Dec 2011
yiannosYiannos
Rated 26 Jan 2019
53
32nd
A lecture on modern sexual/racial politics disguised as a western.Naturally one would hope that a bone dry minimalist slow moving story of survival should carry sufficient subtext to justify the slog, but meaning should ideally arise more organically from the material rather than crudely imposed by the writer/director.The visuals are fine, though overpraised, and Williams gives her customary sincere-but-dull performance that has made her a perennial favourite of conservative Anglophone critics.
Rated 26 Jan 2019
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 21 May 2012
78
74th
A slow, slow, slooow burn that has a believable cast, wonderful rugged landscapes and a strong sense of authenticity. The doubts and fears and tediousness of being on a weeklong journey in the middle of nowhere really shine through. I was a bit annoyed at the sudden ending until I read theficionado's review, and then I felt stupid.
Rated 21 May 2012
ratedarghratedargh
Rated 23 Sep 2012
85
75th
From the first frame I thought Meek's Cutoff was parlaying a quiet tone more akin to a horror film than a traditional Western. It seems aimless, simply because they are hopelessly lost and led astray by a man they were supposed to trust. It's fascinating, the dread it instills is amplified by the fact that they are almost walking on a treadmill...never further along than when they started.
Rated 23 Sep 2012
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 27 Nov 2011
60
58th
Gerry with covered wagons.
Rated 27 Nov 2011
goremeatgoremeat
Rated 09 Nov 2011
80
77th
Loved the slowly cranked-up dilemma/ethical tension. Ambience is HARSH. Bit goofy in its period-stuff, but totally worthwhile.
Rated 09 Nov 2011
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 25 Sep 2011
69
73rd
Fairly stunning work leaves almost everything up to the viewer. A unique western with some pretty impressive performances.
Rated 25 Sep 2011
redfalconRed_Falcon_
Rated 17 Oct 2011
70
44th
This film offers a singularly sparse and realistic view of a group of people traveling to the Oregon territory, circa 1840.While the pacing is slow and the dialogue is minimum it's the way the film makers capture the struggles these people faced in traversing this barren landscape and the interactions between them that made this film unique and compelling.
Rated 17 Oct 2011
p_u_l_pP u l p
Rated 13 Sep 2015
76
84th
"What does the earth say? I don't know. What does the sky say? I don't know. Who are these people? I have no idea. This still might be just a dream. I'm not sure. If only my brother were here I would have someone to talk to. Brother moon, you're very quiet tonight. You're no help at all." - Meek's Cutoff''s Mysterious Indian, Translated, Slate.com
Rated 13 Sep 2015
filmfreak88filmfreak88
Rated 22 Sep 2011
90
96th
A beautiful and spare Western film that does away with action sequences and embraces brutal, uncompromising realism. The slow pacing might prove too much for some but those patient enough will be rewarded with an acutely observed depiction of racism, bigotry, trust (or mistrust), uncertainty and survival with an eerie contemporary resonance. Williams and the rest of the cast give such impressive, naturalistic performances and the ending is perfectly ambiguous. Another winner from Reichardt.
Rated 22 Sep 2011
ktappektappe
Rated 20 Feb 2012
44
19th
Many will dislike it because it is a sparse, non-narrated film with little action. Those are fine with me but when a film lacks those features it needs to fill the void with interesting characters. Unfortunately "Meek's Cutoff" doesn't do that either. Since all the English characters are one-dimentional, the most compelling role is the non-English speaking Paiute prisoner. (It's also a bit unrealistic the group could travel that far that long in 1845 and find absolutely nothing.)
Rated 20 Feb 2012
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 28 Dec 2012
5
73rd
the film is so hypnotically imbued with a country's inherent tension and unease that it largely evades accusations of soulless pretension its arty inertia might attract, and it never allows a moral agenda to compromise its devout naturalism....
Rated 28 Dec 2012
superargoSuperargo
Rated 07 Jul 2011
93
96th
Perhaps the most badass PG-rated pseudo-Western ever made. Slow, grueling, and tremendously satisfying--a controlled, uncompromising slice of 19th century American desperation. And it's got more drama at the edge of every frame than most hunks of so-called Oscar bait each year have front-and-center. Not for everybody, but if you're a fan of Naturalism and/or Michelle Williams, this'll be a gratifying, rewarding experience.
Rated 07 Jul 2011
armondwhiteArmondWhite
Rated 06 Apr 2011
1
0th
It challenges patriarchy and racism, but it never risks questioning received political ideas.
Rated 06 Apr 2011
schnofelschnofel
Rated 31 Oct 2010
67
67th
A reconfiguration of stark (and transcendent) Western images into Aguirre terror, it establishes no themes to give the cut off ending its due resonance.
Rated 31 Oct 2010
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 04 Jan 2017
60
42nd
After seeing another Kelly Reichardt film, I think I owe this one a rewatch and re-evaluation
Rated 04 Jan 2017
ronthedogronthedog
Rated 24 Sep 2016
82
62nd
Difficult to work out what to say about this, as typically with Reichardt it just observes and doesn't seem to direct towards much. As ever full of pathos; what haunts me still is that squeaking wagon wheel.
Rated 24 Sep 2016
darrenDarren
Rated 26 May 2016
83
82nd
Political metaphor is kinda slight but this was still interesting and expertly composed. Couldn't help but hope NDN would lead them to the slaughter but the Great Creator had other plans for them. But we aren't privy to those details.
Rated 26 May 2016
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 24 Nov 2016
80
37th
Viewed November 20, 2016.
Rated 24 Nov 2016
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 26 Jun 2020
57
66th
Perpetually on the spectrum between mesmerizing and dull. Beautiful cinematography, a haunting score, a simple narrative, and a mysterious ending have added up to a likable movie. Nothing great however.
Rated 26 Jun 2020
knwsvxgzmkNwsVXgzm
Rated 23 May 2016
7
66th
Maybe it was slow, but I didn't feel it was all that challenging, the tension more than made up for it. Slow and tense. If you are walking through hell, you will fight fire with fire; the environment, hopelessness and interpersonal relationships will be fought against with either slow burning destruction, or explosive chaos. Also, though more subtle in this film, I love the way she uses colour in all her movies.
Rated 23 May 2016
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 04 May 2016
4
74th
Low-key and soft-spoken, as much a small-scope chamber drama as it is about toil against a rugged landscape, wherein race and gender roles are challenged.
Rated 04 May 2016
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 06 Jan 2016
62
58th
Well...
Rated 06 Jan 2016
itbspodcastITBSPodcast
Rated 14 Dec 2015
100
0th
"Are there any alternatives possible?" http://illusionpodcast.blogspot.com/2015/12/episode-83-rise-of-kelly-reichardt-1994.html
Rated 14 Dec 2015
atmoatmo
Rated 18 May 2015
7
46th
If the film seems slow and aimless, it fits the narrative perfectly of the lost group trying to make their way west. Nothing like a typical hollywood movie. It's thought provoking and relaxing though some of their patience starts to run low and we see some tension and disagreement over whether to trust the nameless Native American or the paid guide. All in all it's a good little film
Rated 18 May 2015
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 30 Apr 2015
70
26th
It was slow and a bit more upfront exposition would have been nice, but neither of those things were major issues. The use of the camera to create closeness or distance was interesting and while some of the shots felt really drab other were downright beautiful. All of this tied together with what little dialogue there was to provide an avenue for meditation on trust, desperation and gender conflict. Interesting issues in a workable context, but the characterizations felt flat and hollow.
Rated 30 Apr 2015
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 24 Jun 2014
65
65th
Well executed and quite engrossing, in spite of the script being relatively calm for a western and Reichardt's light touch as a director. For a little parable it's rather coy and has an open ending, but it's hard to miss the race and gender angle, where the leadership of the white male is prominently questioned - certainly a modern statement injected into the period and genre setting. The character of Meek is pretty much the film's Republican party.
Rated 24 Jun 2014
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 27 Aug 2020
80
78th
It's a long slog from Virginia to Oregon in the pioneer days, and we feel every minute of it in this movie (intentionally). This is a simple story, but it's a Western that has almost no external action -- it's a psychological drama that mostly works. After spending so much time with this wayward group, I thought the ending was a little cheap, even though my gut was telling me that's where it would end.
Rated 27 Aug 2020
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 16 Aug 2023
70
56th
This is a slow, slow movie. It's not filled with thrills because it tells the story of a small group of people traversing through harsh and unforgiving terrain and in that silence there is desperation. An interesting historical bit to learn about the actual Meek's Cutoff, though, which was much larger (and tragic) in scale than shown in this movie, but I think this works best with the smaller group story-wise.
Rated 16 Aug 2023
shockularSHOCKULAR
Rated 19 Jul 2023
75
57th
As slow a thriller as you'll ever see, but quite effective. I hated the ending, which made me feel cheated. I was invested in the outcome, so the way it ended annoyed me greatly, but still an interesting film. Some of the sound is wonky--I had to use subtitles in order to make out some of the dialogue--and the underlighting in the night time scenes is a bit annoying as well. It's gorgeous, with painterly compositions that reminded me of stuff like Barry Lyndon and Malick.
Rated 19 Jul 2023
mismatched02mismatched02
Rated 14 Apr 2023
5
3rd
I can forgive this movie for being "an anti-western western" and "slow cinema" (though I do wish the film was 1/3 as long as it is). I cannot forgive taking an actual historical event and fictionalizing it to this extent. Odd mix of contemporary ideologies with intense devotion to period accuracy with the costumes and props. I do think it would be fun to pick apart for cinema students, but even then I would encourage finding standalone scenes from the film instead of watching the whole thing.
Rated 14 Apr 2023
mrcinemaMr.Cinema
Rated 04 Jan 2023
64
62nd
Realistic Feminist Western!!!
Rated 04 Jan 2023
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 20 Oct 2021
9
90th
A brooding, quiet, at times gorgeously framed Western (love me some Christopher Blauvelt). Tackling a wholly different genre, it finds Reichardt reaching new directorial heights while staying true to her singular directorial voice. What I loved most about it is how it goes much deeper than its seemingly simple premise or abrupt ending would suggest, and how the spiritual transformation one must undergo sometimes and the inner destination one must reach is far greater than the physical one.
Rated 20 Oct 2021
joelwatchesmoviesjoelwatchesmovies
Rated 14 Jun 2021
8
80th
Appropriately slow-this survival western pulls no punches, and by punches I mean achingly long scenes of walking across barren landscapes, because there's a lot of them. And they're loaded with feeling: short in-between scenes lay out the stakes and ratchet up the unease and distrust, and then the journey (captured with poignant music and visuals-see that breathtaking long cross fade early on) continues, and in the film's boldest stroke of all, it doesn't end, just like it never began.
Rated 14 Jun 2021
calexicoCalexico
Rated 08 Jan 2021
65
23rd
Some pretty shots but too minimalist for me. I like slow storytelling when the story's interesting, but it wasn't here.
Rated 08 Jan 2021
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 02 Dec 2020
87
82nd
O Atalho estreava há 10 anos no Festival da India. Lembro nos anos 90 um período de westerns protagonizados por mulheres, mas que eram tidos como "engraçadinhos", isso aqui é um outro nível, inclusive lembrando o Malick dos anos 70, pura aridez e contemplação travestida de um sentimento constante de um pesar que empurra os personagens a seguir em frente. BlurayRip RARBG.
Rated 02 Dec 2020
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 31 Mar 2017
59
12th
This film is really slow moving and boring. During the night scenes it is very difficult to see what is happening. It seems like forever before anything exciting happens. The actors do a good job but the script could have used more excitement. Overall this film is disappointing.
Rated 31 Mar 2017
lintonmyroxylintonmyroxy
Rated 26 Jun 2020
84
46th
I really wish "The Columbia" hadn't fallen out of use in referring to America, and if I was of Native American heritage, the only term I'd accept as politically correct would be "person of the stones"
Rated 26 Jun 2020
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 19 Jun 2012
81
86th
Conveys the desperation of its characters beautifully. The sparce, bleak and minimal style of the film marries really well with the arid landscapes, the endless hunt for water and the termoil felt by the characters as they become more reliant on their prisoner. A well performed and atmospheric anti-Western, that will reward the patient viewer. Great final scene too. Made me thirsty!
Rated 19 Jun 2012
doyler29doyler29
Rated 03 Jun 2020
90
87th
Primarily it's a radical inversion of the tropes typical in westerns of this sort. Greenwood projects certainty and authority based on experience, but it becomes clear that his certainty is really based on empty bravado and following him is leading everyone to destruction. His main opposition is Michelle Williams, the moral center of the film who gradually adopts a position of leadership through necessity.
Rated 03 Jun 2020
owen1218owen1218
Rated 30 May 2020
80
79th
A great little western though the ending was frustratingly inconclusive.
Rated 30 May 2020
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 15 May 2020
80
89th
The sound of wagon wheels. Only Reichardt could make this sound so full of meaning and not a monotonous mechanical noise that distracts and annoys the viewer. Much of this film is simply people doing stuff, which normally makes for a boring film, but one of Reichardt's gifts to cinema is to make the doing of stuff not a background to more important matters but the very essence of human existence. The search for water is simply a narrative device - very well used - to explore human interactions.
Rated 15 May 2020
sellissellis
Rated 12 Dec 2019
88
84th
It's like the word "understated" was created in anticipation of Kelly Reichardt's filmmaking. Love the simplicity of it; each character clearly representing different angles on central themes. The candid snapshots of the in-between moments, the antithesis of Alfred Hitchcock's ideology of cutting out the "dull bits." I'm in love with the textures of sound. Shoes on rocks, the squeak of wagon wheels, crackling firewood. Sparse dialogue eroded by weariness and moral uncertainty. Beautiful work.
Rated 12 Dec 2019
mike365365mike365365
Rated 06 Nov 2019
54
21st
Very slow with an unsatisfying ending, but good performances.
Rated 06 Nov 2019
vv238vv238
Rated 30 Sep 2018
72
76th
A very slow but deliberate tale which almost functions as more of a horror film than a historical period piece. It goes into painstaking detail outlining the numerous dangers settlers faced when running down manifest destiny. The abrupt ending works from a character perspective, not necessarily from a plot perspective, though.
Rated 30 Sep 2018
lwoods04LWoods04
Rated 13 Dec 2011
55
5th
My Thoughts: "The movie is listed as an action/adventure. Adventure, yes. Action, where? The most action you get out of this film is watching them walk. I am not one for westerns, if you can even call it that, but I seen that Michelle Williams is in the film and I love watching her in anything. She and Paul Dano are the only reasons I didn't push stop on the remote. The story is somewhat interesting, but I have read that the story being played out in this film isn't quite exactly the correct ver
Rated 13 Dec 2011
actionbergActionberg
Rated 07 Feb 2012
70
49th
A more contemplative kind of Western that feels like a blend between Jarmusch and Antonioni. At the very least the landscapes are beautiful and varied as their journey goes on. Most of the actors are just kind of there, except of course for Michelle Williams, who once again proves she's one of the best of her generation. I think it fails to establish the kind of forboding dread that would make the ending effective, and as a result the lack of resolution is far from satisfying.
Rated 07 Feb 2012
agentsnipeAgentSnipe
Rated 30 Jan 2012
75
40th
I've heard so many good things about this movie. I gave it a shot. Neat cinematography, good acting, but the truth is, I couldn't help but find this movie real slow.... Reeeeeeeeeeeal boring. Explores some interesting themes, but ultimately feels like Oregon Trail: The Movie.
Rated 30 Jan 2012
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 29 Jan 2012
81
80th
It's a challenging film due to its slow pacing, bleakness, and incomplete narrative which leaves you gagging for a drop of sweet closure. That said, the way it represents the immense physical hardship of traversing the midwest in a very primitive time is gripping and really hits home as the film's main achievement. Gender themes come close enough to giving the film extra meaning or message, but in truth It's just a slice of real life, documentary style. The understated acting is great all round.
Rated 29 Jan 2012
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 19 Jan 2012
67
27th
It creates a very barren feeling atmosphere and it's a slow paced movie, but there's really nothing much in it except some great scenery. So if you want to look at the Oregon high desert, here you go, but don't expect much else.
Rated 19 Jan 2012
chmulcr0nchmul_cr0n
Rated 17 Jan 2012
37
8th
the costumes are so unauthentic it kind of throws you out of the movie. and greenwood overdid it. did not buy that character.
Rated 17 Jan 2012
neonmanNeonman
Rated 03 Jan 2012
77
56th
As meandering as the journey itself, this exercise in repetition emphasises its Western genre by questioning morals over xenophobia and people's expendability. Gets better the longer is sinks into your brain.
Rated 03 Jan 2012
jesse25jesse25
Rated 27 Dec 2011
89
66th
This film will likely bore the average movie-goer to death, but in all honestly, it's nothing short of a masterpiece. It challenges conventional narrative and makes for an absolutely interesting and enthralling ride. Kelly Reichardt's attention to detail astounds me and she has woven together an intricate story here without giving us anything in terms of a typical narrative.
Rated 27 Dec 2011
jazzalohaJazzaloha
Rated 23 Dec 2011
73
80th
The slow pace and ending makes will not please mainstream fans. This is an allegory involving a dilemna between choosing "experts" that seem unreliable, but familiar, versus on the Other that may be more reliable . There is uncertainty with either choice. Here's my crazy interpretation of the film: Meek=GW Bush; Indian=Obama
Rated 23 Dec 2011
icarusIcarus
Rated 19 Feb 2012
91
91st
Reichardt's controlled and materialist film throws a small group of settlers, their guide, and an Indian together in a search for water. The lost group is faced with the constant decision of who to trust--the paid guide, the native American, or their own impulses. As the journey continues, Reichardt admirably raises the tension, the tight confines of the camera leaving no escape from the moment. The beautiful ending is ambiguous on a narrative level--for the characters, it's crystal clear.
Rated 19 Feb 2012
josie19Josie19
Rated 05 Dec 2011
30
1st
Good movie for sleeping :-D
Rated 05 Dec 2011
aaautinAAAutin
Rated 07 Oct 2011
62
75th
"Cutoff" is right; 1.33:1 is an affront to the Western and all that is cinematically holy!
Rated 07 Oct 2011
bojanglesBojangles
Rated 23 Aug 2011
60
61st
Successful in producing an atmosphere of menace and paranoia.
Rated 23 Aug 2011
kojilessKojiless
Rated 08 Aug 2011
94
97th
A movie not to be watch, but experienced...absorbed, perhaps.
Rated 08 Aug 2011
grouchoGroucho
Rated 31 May 2011
35
77th
"An existential nightmare of maddening uncertainty,a notion only emphasized by Reichardt's commitment to ambiguity."
Rated 31 May 2011
prowlerprowler
Rated 27 Apr 2011
41
38th
It touches on some universal themes, such as Man's need for faith as guidance, and the different kinds of faith one can choose from. It's a modest, slow moving film that manages to leave you thinking about it afterwards
Rated 27 Apr 2011
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 17 Oct 2010
35
90th
"Meek's Cutoff is an act of inversion, a western that reverses the genre's traditional forms and dynamics to create something new and startling, yet still familiar." - Nick Schager
Rated 17 Oct 2010
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 21 Jun 2012
70
82nd
Very good.
Rated 21 Jun 2012
3drevelation3dRevelation
Rated 16 Nov 2013
50
13th
Slow, anticlimactic "western" film that hardly has anything happen in it. Doesn't help that the ending was bad either. An exercise in patience.
Rated 16 Nov 2013
nick-hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 03 Jun 2013
40
19th
What the heck even happened in this movie? Practically nothing. Basically, one scene held my interest in the entire film
Rated 03 Jun 2013
nothingsgoodNothingsGood
Rated 12 Apr 2013
0
1st
I don't think I could make it to the end of this movie if I tried.
Rated 12 Apr 2013
danastevensdanastevens
Rated 30 Nov 2012
80
80th
This is a grippingly original work, with gorgeous cinematography by Christopher Blauvelt, and the first hour or more achieves something like greatness.
Rated 30 Nov 2012
cclzaCCLZA
Rated 28 Nov 2012
75
63rd
Reichardt stages plenty poetic scenes of impressive beauty but as a whole, the film doesn't succeed as much as the director's previous efforts.
Rated 28 Nov 2012
judo_koalaJudo Koala
Rated 12 Aug 2012
75
53rd
Knowing Reichardt's naturalistic, slow-paced aesthetic going into the film, I perhaps wasn't as surprised as others who sing the praises of this being an 'anti-Western'. That said, while I continue to applaud her unique formalist vision (the atmosphere is stunning), the themes of bigotry and mistrust in the Old West is not exactly new, and thus doesn't feel quite as revisionist as some critics would like you to believe.
Rated 12 Aug 2012
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 11 Aug 2012
6
81st
(Temporary score - needs a rewatch)
Rated 11 Aug 2012
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 23 Jun 2012
90
84th
In Meek's Cutoff, men and women, night and day, "whites" and "indians", humans and nature, war pointlessly to claim their identities under a system of self-imposed binaries. Greenwood is excellent. Didn't even know it was him until the credits rolled.
Rated 23 Jun 2012
hologramhologram
Rated 29 Mar 2014
65
12th
Not gonna bend over backwards to praise what is ultimately a boring and dramatic arc-less walk through eastern Oregon.
Rated 29 Mar 2014
sirrobbieSirRobbie
Rated 17 Jun 2012
80
81st
Beautifly slow and great use of image.
Rated 17 Jun 2012
mandymandy
Rated 29 Apr 2012
6
43rd
Very very slow but beautifully filmed. It offers a different view of what it must have been like for settlers heading west into the unknown.
Rated 29 Apr 2012
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 24 Apr 2012
82
65th
Superficially, the complete lack of urgency 2 the pacing & indulgent slobbering over beautifully composed landscape shots would normally suggest ur in the realm of critically acclaimed, snooze-inducing post-modern pointlessness, but since this narrative is a literal life or death march, the dramatic tension swallows any slowness whole. The ending however, is a painfully pretentious cop-out & giant F--k you 2 the audience who've been asked 2 invest so heavily in the fate of the characters.
Rated 24 Apr 2012
mlightle3mlightle3
Rated 21 Apr 2012
80
60th
The very definition of quiet dignity.
Rated 21 Apr 2012
luminaisluminais
Rated 19 Apr 2012
60
45th
I like Kelly Reichardt's films a lot, but this one, while a good concept, didn't work for me. The characters remain too distant.
Rated 19 Apr 2012
just1nJust1n
Rated 30 Mar 2012
65
23rd
I read a review that said that this is an example of slow cinema. Well it is slow. Beautifully shot with magnificent landscapes. I enjoyed the cinematography immensely but found the story plodding.
Rated 30 Mar 2012
dogubombDogubomb
Rated 18 Mar 2012
60
79th
I think it's good to have a structure to your narrative that leaves some room for the imagination to fill in. After all, no one likes to be spoon fed. However, I don't subscribe to the notion that narrative structure should be peeled away to such a degree that you might as well throw it out entirely. There is such a thing as "too little structure" just as there is such a thing as "too much". Does get a point for Bruce Greenwood though, quite the performance. That guy is so underutilized =(.
Rated 18 Mar 2012

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