The Claim (2000)
7/10
Solid
29 January 2011
Set in California in the 1860's. When Dalglish(Bentley) comes to the small town of Kingdom Come to bring a railroad to it, Dillon(Mullan) must confront the terrible secret of his past, of what happened twenty years prior. I didn't know what to expect from this, and the front of the cover certainly didn't give much of a clue. Honestly, I got it(on sale) because of my seemingly never-ending crush on Milla Jovovich(I can see worlds beyond in her eyes... and for anyone else who might watch this for her, she's in it a pretty reasonable amount, and she is gorgeous, charming, and sometimes pouty and raunchy in it), and as usual, she does a great job acting(everyone in this does) and is a sight to behold. This is the only version of this story that I've seen, so I can't compare it to any other. I haven't caught anything else by this director, either. This moves at a gradual pace. It's an epic drama(complete with breathtaking scenery) set in the same time, but it is not a Western. The accents come and go. This shows how relationships and gender roles were back then. There is a bit of strong language, female nudity and sexuality in this. The DVD comes with the original theatrical trailer. I recommend this to fans of the cast and/or this genre. 7/10
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