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Blackthorn

2011

Mateo Gil

Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ...

6.4

10,017

Western. Adventure Legend has it notorious American outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were killed in Bolivia in 1908. In Blackthorn, Cassidy survived, and is quietly living out his years under the name James Blackthorn in a secluded Bolivian village. Tired of his long exile from the US and yearning for one last sight of home, Cassidy sets out on the long journey home. But when an unexpected encounter with an ambitious young criminal derails his ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times	"There is that allure of the Old West that is hard to resist"	POS
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"Blackthorn is less interested in narrative, or even action, than in displaying gorgeous vistas of the vast Bolivian countryside and showcasing Shepard’s grizzled, laconic presence"	NEU
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"With Paul Newman gone, you couldn't ask for a better senior-citizen representation of Butch Cassidy than Shepard"	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"'Blackthorn' is less interested in realism than in elegy (...) Gil and Barros make up a new legend - and then gild it with light"	POS
United States	Tasha Robinson AV Club	"'Blackthorn' could use more depth and less of a sense of weary inevitability, but it never lacks for the arid, vista-prone beauty of a classic Western"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"Sam Shepard illuminated the old West - or at least the South American parts - with creaky charisma. He unleashes a growly old timer to rival Rooster Cogburn or Will Munny. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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