You can't bury the past.
Director: Potsy Ponciroli
Producer: Shannon Houchins, Michael Hagerty
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.
99 min
Rating: 7.269/10
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Top Cast
Tim Blake Nelson
Henry
Scott Haze
Curry
Gavin Lewis
Wyatt
Stephen Dorff
Ketchum
Trace Adkins
Al
Richard Speight Jr.
Dugan
Movie Info
Director: Potsy Ponciroli
Producer: Shannon Houchins, Michael Hagerty
Production Companies: Shout! Studios, Hideout Pictures, Blue Swan Entertainment, VMI Worldwide
Countries: United States of America
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What Others Said
Peter McGinn:
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 canât help but wonder if the scriptwriting was influenced by Clint Eastwardâs 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. Granted, the gunfight sequences seem excessive, but that is almost a hallmark of modern westerns.
There are plot twists at the end, one that is imaginative and almost breathtaking as it is revealed, and the other reminiscent of Cold War espionage films, where the heroes ultimately donât know who to trust. To avoid spoilers, I will say no more.
So I will definitely watch this movie again. It is similar to Unforgiven in that respect also.
Wuchak:
**_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 wasnât a good sign since a couple of his recent Westerns werenât up to par. Iâm talking about âStagecoach: The Texas Jack Storyâ and âThe Virginianâ (âTradedâ and âHickokâ were much better, but nothing exceptional). Thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised by âOld Henry.â Like those other modern Westerns, it was made on a shoestring budget but quality writing and acting win the day.
Mix the basic setting of âEchoes of Warâ with the Eastern locations of âThe Long Ridersâ and the lonely brooding of âThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Fordâ along with the production tone of a couple of those low-budget Trace Adkinsâ Westerns and youâd have a good idea of this one. I donât want to say more because there are quality surprises in store.
The movie runs 1 hour, 38 minutes, and was shot in Watertown, Tennessee, which is about 45 miles east of Nashville.
GRADE: A-/B+