I get the feeling that if I keep actively seeking out Westerns like this, my reputation is going to shift from “guy who won’t stop bitching about movies with talking animals in them” to “if even this guy likes this Western, it’s gotta be good”. I guess I’m just trying to break the barrier of this not being my cup of tea as far as genre settings go, and still being able to dissect them efficiently as I (at least try to) do with any other kind of film on here. Well, banking on Tom Hanks in another warm and comforting lead role certainly helps with that, but honestly, this is easily one of the best Westerns I’ve seen all year. And it’s not as if this is all that fresh or creative with its setting either.
