Mr. Movie: ‘Slow West’ is slow but ultimately a satisfying Western
Slow West is the Battelle Film Club’s second movie of its spring lineup.
This 2015 Western has an outlaw escorting a Scottish immigrant West to reconnect with the love of his life. It took the World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic Winner at Sundance. High praise for a film with a title that perfectly fits the speed in which the story is told. Slow. And in spots, too slow.
First time writer/director John Maclean’s cinematography and the equally excellent acting of Jodi Smit-McPhee and Michael Fassbender make the slowness forgivable.
The movie plays at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at Battelle Auditorium, 902 Battelle Blvd., Richland. Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for children. Series passes are $14. Tickets are available at the door.
Slow West
Director: John Maclean
Stars: Jodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Ben Mendelson, Caren Pistorius
Rated R for mature themes, violence. It’s playing Friday, February 5 only at the Battelle Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
Mr. Movie rating: 3 1/2 stars
5 stars to 4 1/2 stars: Must see on the big screen.
4 stars to 3 1/2 stars: Good film, see it if it’s your type of movie.
3 stars to 2 1/2 stars: Wait until it comes out on DVD.
2 stars to 1 star: Don’t bother.
0 stars: Speaks for itself.
This story was originally published February 4, 2016 at 1:06 PM with the headline "Mr. Movie: ‘Slow West’ is slow but ultimately a satisfying Western."