The Salvation

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The Salvation

R

2015

1h 29m

Drama

Western

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After shooting the man who murdered his wife, a Danish settler (Mads Mikkelsen) incurs the wrath of the man's brother (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a ruthless land baron who rules their frontier town.

Critics Consensus

It's all but impossible to add anything new or fresh to the traditional Western, but -- thanks in no small part to Mads Mikkelson's performance -- The Salvation comes close.

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Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

04/24/2015

3/4

In an untamed world where hypocrisy is loud and where no one can be trusted, salvation is one's own business and actions speak louder than words.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

04/23/2015

3/4

Wild West vengeance gets a terrific homage and a bloody reckoning in this oater excursion ...

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

04/19/2015

3/5

It never transcends reverent pastiche, down to the hackneyed twang of Morricone-style guitars.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 28

4/5

Any temptation for dead weight and drag has been smartly trimmed, not only by the man-of-few-words acting, but also by the basic revenge story framework that always delivers in this genre.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/25/2022

4/5

Yet the film has a unique feel and an intense visual flair that goes along with its violent self-awareness.

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

10/13/2021

2.5/5

There is a story buried under all this dirt and grime, and it is a fairly interesting one, but writer/director Kristian Levring doesn't seem too interested in it.

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Jeffrey P

@vanillavoodoo1 Mar 21

Really, just a competent cookie-cutter western with a familiar trope that doesn’t add anything to the genre.

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John S

@RT07700383 Mar 19

A predictable but solid story, well acted and well filmed. Good to see some decent contemporary westerns like this one.

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Kim P

@RT98672688 Feb 23

There IS NO salvation for this slime pit of a movie. The acting, story, pacing, music, direction, and hell, even the set are all a lesson in what to do if you want to produce a truly horrible movie with no redeeming qualities, other than plot holes large enough to drive a stagecoach through. A foul, fecal-smelling farce of a film. I'd give it negative stars, if it were possible. My soul bleeds from having been exposed to it.

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acsdoug D

@acsdoug Feb 15

Not a bad little western. Much of the landscape looked CGI'd and that was a bit distracting for me. Not enough to ruin the movie for me though. And even with a prosthetic scar on her face Eva Green is always nice to like at.

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Christopher S

@RT39366282 Oct 15

Good for 3/4. Then let down by a formulaic ending. A missed opportunity

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mark g

@Mark_Alan_G. Aug 12

Minimalist, savage, beautifully shot. Actors were well cast and invested. Glorious film

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Synopsis

After shooting the man who murdered his wife, a Danish settler (Mads Mikkelsen) incurs the wrath of the man's brother (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a ruthless land baron who rules their frontier town.

Director: Kristian Levring
Producer: Michael Auret, Tracy Brimm, Marlow De Mardt, Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Kate Myers, Charlotte Pedersen
Screenwriter: Anders Thomas Jensen, Kristian Levring
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Zentropa Entertainment, Spier Films, Forward Films
Rating: R (Violence Throughout)
Genre: Drama, Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 29m

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