A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his homestead, the farmer reveals a talent for gun-slinging that surprises everyone calling his true identity into question.
"You can't bury the past."
Top Billed Cast
Tim Blake Nelson
Henry
Scott Haze
Curry
Gavin Lewis
Wyatt
Stephen Dorff
Ketchum
Trace Adkins
Al
Richard Speight Jr.
Dugan
Max Arciniega
Stilwell
Brad Carter
Branigan
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
P Peter McGinnVerified TMDB Critic
2021-11-16
Really good westerns are really thin on the ground these days. This has become an instant favorite of mine, both for the intelligent (though admittedly fanciful) plot, as well as for the gritty acting by the ensemble cast.
This is a slow burner, building up to its explosive ending. I can’t help but wonder if the scriptwriting was influenced by Clint Eastward’s Unforgiven. A widower trying to raise a family scratching out a living on a meager farm. A man with a past that is gradually revealed. And despite it being a slow burner, it retained my interest the way that Unforgiven did. Grante...
W WuchakVerified TMDB Critic
2024-03-13
**_How can you find sanctuary when violence shows up on your doorstep?_**
A father and son on a remote homestead in the eastern Oklahoma Territory in 1906 take in a wounded man, which attracts three men claiming to be law officers. Havoc ensues. Tim Blake Nelson plays the withered farmer while Stephen Dorff is on hand as the leader of the trio.
"Old Henry" (2021) includes Trace Adkins in a small role, which wasn’t a good sign since a couple of his recent Westerns weren’t up to par. I’m talking about “Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story” and “The Virginian” (“Traded” and �...
