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Title: Doesn't Live Up to the Reviews!
Review: I'm a huge fan of Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones, but this film was a real "yawner." At more than 2 hours long, it went on for about 40 minutes longer than it needed to and the ending was entirely predictable. Overall, I thought Cate and Tommy did a good job, but Tommy's perpetual whining (even in Chiricahua) grated after a while, as did Cate's harsh western accent which brings to mind the performance of Robin Weigel (?) on Deadwood as Calamity Jane. There were also several plot holes in the story -- for example, Lily giving the gun away during an escape attempt (who didn't know what would happen?), when Dot was brought along to find her sister, etc. Too many instances where this viewer said, "Oh, okay...they did that so we can have a problem with it later."I expected more from such talents as TLJ, CB, and Ron Howard.
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