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Jane Got a Gun

Jane Got a Gun (2016)

January. 29,2016
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5.9
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R
| Drama Action Western

After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly reaches out to an ex-lover who she hasn't seen in over ten years to help her defend her farm when the time comes that her husband's gang eventually tracks him down to finish the job.

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masonfisk
2016/01/29

As we come to the inevitable conclusion of Jane Got a Gun, the overriding thought which permeates me brain is "why"? Inherited by Gavin O'Connor (Warrior, Miracle) after the original director Andrea Arnold hightailed it to greener pastures, one wonders what was in this revisionist western storyline to attact all involved. Even 90's trash like Bad Girls had women doing something but this oater still eschews a woman needing a man to get the job done. Westerns from the 50's may've been simplistic but they laid the foundation of what this slight story can't get right. The stunt casting of Star Wars prequel actors Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor & Joel Edgerton ("Hello my name is Owen & this is my hetero-life mate Beru.") can't elevate the superficial tale from the terrain it came from. Skip it!

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Leofwine_draca
2016/01/30

JANE GOT A GUN is a disappointingly grungy western that goes through the motions without ever engaging the senses. It's another film that's full of flashbacks but unlike in, say, BRIMSTONE, these feel padded and drag the snail's pace down to a crawl. The film has a murky and digital look to it which I didn't care for and indeed it feels quite depressing. Natalie Portman is the erstwhile heroine but she ends up making way for Joel Edgerton's tough gunslinger for most of the film. The film builds and builds to a climax, but when it occurs it takes place in the dark so that you struggle to see what's going on. Altogether this is rather disappointing and certainly not the mini-epic I was hoping for.

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RustyShacklefordd
2016/01/31

With the history behind the troubled production and numerous delays for this film, I had prepared myself for the worst. While Jane Got a Gun isn't the trainwreck I expected it to be, it's still a snooze of a western that won't do any favors to reigniting a dead genre.The two things that helped keep me from falling asleep are the performances and the production. The cast actually does a great job despite having to work with weak material. The production also is really good here with some decent cinematography and captures a gritty version of the wild west that exhibits the dirtiness we don't always get to see in westerns.The big problem with the film is the characters. Despite a talented cast who is trying their best to work with what they have, they can't make these characters work. This is because the script provides barely any development to these characters aside from what is presented in several flashbacks to feel completely out-of-place and detached from the rest of film. Despite being the title character, Jane is giving almost nothing to do here and Joel Edgarton seems to be the only character is is bringing some life into this dull western. Combine this with a sluggish pace, there is almost nothing to invest in.As someone who want's to see more westerns in the mainstream, I really wanted to like Jane Got a Gun and somewhere in it there's a decent film, but it's trapped behind a poor script and weak direction. I honestly wonder how this film would've turned out if it hadn't faced so much trouble during it's production instead of the misfire we've got.

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PetarDuric
2016/02/01

After Jane's husband Ham returned wounded and told her that men are coming for him she goes to seek for help but it turned out in most unexpected way. Firstly dialogues are very good and you feel some connection between characters and their emotions also movie is beautifully shot. Performances were also amazing specially by Joel and Natalie they did a wonderful job in portraying their love for each other but also a lot of grief and pain. Now plot as it self isn't something that you would expect to happen. It started very intense and and with a lot of build up to story and very early a first violent scene. Then it stopped and kept building this emotional story between Jane and Dan with some involvement of helpless Bill. Flashbacks were constant on their story and how everything led to this point and pace of movie just fell apart. It was boring, slow and it turned into a romance that our main characters have between them. End is coming and it was a very beautiful try to get us back in mood of western but there was too much emotions and didn't quite fit anymore. There was a one scene where they shoot at trap that they planted and that was probably best scene in the whole movie. Ending was very violent and filled with action but wasn't right. Finally they all got safe and went on their path that was supposed to happen many years about and it was a perfect ending for a love story. 2.5/4

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