Your dropped right into the action from the start but given no explanation why, you won't find out the reasons behind why a group of men are chasing 1 man until almost near the end of the movie. The main characters are Gideon (Pierce Brosnan) & Carver (Liam Neeson) with a very small supporting cast. Mainly this is Gideon being chased from 1 location to another meeting not many people and seemingly falling foul of all the people he meets.
Also its Gideon gradually killing the members of the posse chasing him until it's just him & Carver left chasing each other across a desert where you discover Carver was a retired Confederate Colonel who Gideon (a former Union soldier) who Carver had chased to try and find him & his men (although it's not really clearly explained exactly why he's looking for them or what they are supposed to have done) despite the fact the civil war is over.
Eventually after Gideon orders his men to burn the Carver family barn the house accidentally catches fire with Carvers baby still inside. Carvers wife (Angie Harmon in a blink & you'll miss it role) runs inside followed by Carvers son to try and rescue the baby & the house burns down with them all inside it. This turns out to be Carvers motive (revenge) for pursuing Gideon this distance & in this fashion. There is a brief appearance by Anjelica Huston as both men are on the desert flats towards the end. We are supposed to assume she is the Devil (there is a hint to the this on her cart) and that both men are already dead when they reach the desert.
The film has a very surreal ending if you can call it an ending & has no real beginning either. The film is rescued from being awful by some very strong acting & stunning scenery locations.
Worth a look if you haven't seen it.
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I just saw the film and enjoyed it. Some said liking a movie for it scenery is like liking book for it pictures. Nonetheless I loved the scenery.
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