I first saw Mads Mikkelsen in Valhalla Rising when it came out and then again a few years later. Impressive, violent and psychedelic film. After that I started looking for other films he'd stared in. I was impressed with this film. Most modern westerns are either based on the "budy" movie concept (which I can't stand) or are just insipid wastes of time from my perspective. This film took me back to the days of Clint Eastwood in his heyday and Charles Bronson in "Once Upon A Time In The West". It held my attention and was never slow. A little predictable at points for a movie watcher and reader like myself, but when it ended I didn't say to myself "There's an hour and a half of my life I can never get back." like I unfortunately have to say about a lot of films. If you're in the mood for a good "revenge" western, this is your film.
Review of The Salvation
