After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
A soggy attempt at a post-Civil War western epic.
– Richard Eder,
New York Times,
21 May 2003
fresh:
Eastwood is such a taciturn and action-oriented performer that it's easy to overlook the fact that he directs many of his movies -- and many of the best, most intelligent ones.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
[Eastwood] gets to the heart of the matter briskly, orchestrates his confrontations intelligently and gets off without lingering unduly over the resultant ugliness.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
26 Oct 2008
rotten:
The screenplay is another one of those violence revues, with carnage production numbers slotted every so often.