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First Cow

2019

Kelly Reichardt

John Magaro, Orion Lee, Toby Jones, Ewen Bremner ...

6.7

3,994

Drama. Western A taciturn loner and skilled cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee) also seeking his fortune; soon the two collaborate on a successful business, although its longevity is reliant upon the clandestine participation of a nearby wealthy landowner’s prized milking cow.

	Author	Review
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Loose yet engaging (...) Reichardt excels at communing with natural beauty and humankind’s complex relationship to it, but 'First Cow' pushes that motif into timeless resonance."	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"While not a lot happens in 'First Cow' by the standards of most two-hour narrative films, and some may wish for a less open-ended conclusion, the drama's rough-edged lyricism kept me rapt the entire time"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Reichardt specializes in pared-down narratives, sometimes stripping away so much that boredom sets in. 'First Cow' may be lean, but it offers ample room to ruminate"	POS
United States	Rodrigo Perez The Playlist	"Meticulously crafted and serene, 'First Cow' is also admittedly a little indiscernible and probably only for Reichardt completists and obsessives (...) A pleasant and subtle film"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"[A] stealthy, resonant, and finally riveting tale (...) [It] is shot with a typically understated beauty (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It is a tremendously engaging story which does something that very few movies do: mention money. Something very palpable is at stake (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Stephen Whitty Screendaily	"Reichardt has always told small stories for a small audience, and even within those self-imposed constraints, First Cow is a minor work."	NEU
United States	Allison Shoemaker rogerebert.com	"A simultaneously gentle and unsparing dissection of the formative flaws of capitalism, and thus of the 'American dream' (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"'First Cow' is archetypal Kelly Reichardt, slow, small and perfectly formed, elevated by stellar but understated performances from John Magaro and Orion Lee (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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