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Slow West

2015
Suspense/Thriller
Action
1h 24m
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas. (imdb)
Directed by:
John Maclean John Maclean
Written by:
John Maclean John Maclean
Starring:
Ben Mendelsohn Ben Mendelsohn Madeleine Sami Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender Kodi Smit-McPhee Kodi Smit-McPhee Rory McCann Rory McCann Caren Pistorius Caren Pistorius Brooke Williams
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Genres:
Suspense/Thriller, Action, Western
Countries:
New Zealand, UK
Languages:
English, French
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Slow West

2015
Suspense/Thriller
Action
1h 24m
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luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 17 Sep 2018
80
74th
A western that takes more cues from Tarintino than it does Ford. Fassbender is great, proving versatility. Smit-McPhee still has a funny looking head that makes me want to punch him. But it's a good story and it plays out well, I look forward to seeing what Maclean comes up with next.
Rated 17 Sep 2018
kasperlKasperL
Rated 03 Jun 2015
70
65th
A short, decent, well-made, but under-written western. John Maclean shows promise as a director, and Fassbender looks cool when chewing on a cigar.
Rated 03 Jun 2015
punqPUNQ
Rated 09 Jul 2015
60
89th
Slow West (2015) is what it says it is. A slow western, deliberately underwritten, which beautifully rubs salt in a wounded heart. I do wish they'd gone a bit deeper into everything instead of these little snippets of their journey, but overall a fulfilling alternative ride through various aspects of the old west.
Rated 09 Jul 2015
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 13 Jul 2015
68
65th
Fairly beautifully filmed and nicely performed by a talented cast, but the story simply is lacking in any sort of true development. The incredibly short run time seems to make this deliberate so perhaps a directorial choice, however it keeps this from being a truly good film.
Rated 13 Jul 2015
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 29 Aug 2015
6
53rd
Utterly stunning to look at. Fassbender and Smit-McPhee are great as expected in arguably my favourite genre. Main issue is the overall lack of content. Last shot sequence is fantastic just as a whole, it feels a little light.
Rated 29 Aug 2015
guy_piranhaguy piranha
Rated 05 Jul 2015
70
69th
the somewhat irritating (at least for a western) color grading and saturation set aside, there are some really neat ideas. fassbender's "arc" is a bit out of the blue, but the ending is just so satisfyingly unconventional that it's well worth watching.
Rated 05 Jul 2015
michaelsmichaels
Rated 04 Jul 2015
85
88th
Now that's the kind of western I could get behind. Harsh, unforgiving, melancholic but also absurdly entertaining. It's got the Coen brothers dark humor vibe. And anything can be improved by a touch of dark humor. I always thought Fassbender was a fine actor but this made me realize how charismatic he is. Might be the cowboy gear.
Rated 04 Jul 2015
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 30 Jan 2016
72
42nd
West Anderson.
Rated 30 Jan 2016
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 02 Jul 2015
82
79th
Slow West has a look and a tone that are very Coen-like, but Maclean succeeds in giving something that is truly unique. A slight mix of magical realism, with an expertly paced tale exploring loneliness. The rich photography is something to behold. An impressive debut.
Rated 02 Jul 2015
juntakinte99juntakinte99
Rated 21 Dec 2015
85
73rd
It has a dreamy, almost transcendental or Terrence Malick (by way of Badlands & Days of Heaven) view on the American West. It shows how that time & place brought out the worst in people, but also illustrates the hopes and dreams they had as well. Fassbender and Smit-McPhee are great, as is the film's unique photography and editing. The real entertainment comes in the climactic action sequence (which has a great laugh). It is a bit slow to start, but finishes to a strong ending. Check it out!
Rated 21 Dec 2015
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 16 Dec 2015
2
17th
god, i hate how this looks.
Rated 16 Dec 2015
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 24 Apr 2015
76
50th
Part "True Grit," Part "Dead Man," part "(500) Days of Summer." True to it's title, Slow West moves at a quiet pace until it builds and builds into it's gory release. Was unsure at first, but it completely won me over by the end. At it's top when it plays up the comedy.
Rated 24 Apr 2015
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 23 Jul 2015
91
91st
An unusual western with excellent acting and an interesting story. Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit-McPhee both gave highly satisfying performances. One is a young greenhorn, the other a seasoned outlaw who just might be an honorable man. Rory McCann and Caren Pistorius were also good. Excellent writing and production quality. I quite enjoyed almost every moment. Some humor. The music is light and appropriate and the ending was unpredictable.
Rated 23 Jul 2015
damildamil
Rated 16 Jul 2015
65
54th
As the title implies, this western is a bit slow. That's not necessarily a negative thing, but I can't say the film kept my attention throughout. It's a nice looking film, with a lot of colour. I liked the dark sense of humour it had - the salt in the wound part was fantastic. I loved the whole climax of the film, in general. Fassbender and Smit-McPhee give good performances. It's a nice and short film that might be worth a go if you want a different-but-not-too-different western.
Rated 16 Jul 2015
jodamicojodamico
Rated 22 Nov 2015
77
63rd
It's a little precious at times but Fassbender, Mendelsohn, and the Hound are dependably great and the sense of place is powerful. And that ending is something else.
Rated 22 Nov 2015
kavuKavu
Rated 13 Jul 2015
76
58th
A nice, small western with strong acting and directing and a pretty decent story.
Rated 13 Jul 2015
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 01 Nov 2015
7
57th
Slow West is a peculiar but beautiful and melancholic experience, a somewhat fairytale take on a Western. The title suggests that this film sets it's own pace, but the pacing is appropriate. Albeit that ultimately there is an overall lack of substance and development. But regardless, this is an incredibly satisfying experience, both tonally & visually. Michael Fassbender certainly looks the part and he impresses alongside Kodi Smit-McPhee who convincingly completes the odd but perfect pairing.
Rated 01 Nov 2015
yoohooyoohoo
Rated 18 Jul 2015
85
82nd
It's tense, it's hilarious, it's dramatic, it's dark, it's sad, it's slow, it's fast, it's violent, it's calm, it's beautiful, it's the west.
Rated 18 Jul 2015
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 12 Aug 2015
45
23rd
It wants so much to LOOK LIKE a western that it feels like an Instagram version of the genre.
Rated 12 Aug 2015
paxtonPaxton
Rated 08 Jun 2015
70
65th
A fun little stab at the western genre. Its closest relative within the genre would be Seraphim Falls. That's no insult by the way. It's colorful, broad and beautiful with more single frames capable of being your wallpaper than Open Range. And that's just the close-ups of Fassbender! He helped produce and his role is perfect. The last time someone looked this good chewing a cigar they were being hunted by the Predator. That poor kid is a touch odd looking, but next to the Fass he looks like E.T.
Rated 08 Jun 2015
benoliver999benoliver999
Rated 03 Dec 2015
80
75th
Both smart and entertaining, Slow West is a brilliant début for Maclean. I cannot wait to see what's next from him.
Rated 03 Dec 2015
axleblazeaxleblaze
Rated 20 Apr 2015
78
40th
An amusing and odd little film.
Rated 20 Apr 2015
chemical404chemical404
Rated 28 Jun 2015
49
36th
This has to be quite popular, because the director did everything he had to do to make a popular film. Offbeat, slightly dark coming-of-age drama-comedy Slow West reminded me of a very average Wes Anderson movie. Fassbender is always nice to see. Overall, it passes the time, but nothing remarkable. Gives the feeling that something important is lacking from the film, perhaps, a story, you know.
Rated 28 Jun 2015
mandymandy
Rated 10 Jul 2015
7
73rd
A steady paced understated 'western' with a lot going on, but little said. Beautifully filmed and acted.
Rated 10 Jul 2015
aaautinAAAutin
Rated 20 Jul 2015
70
84th
Boldly trailblazes a new subgenre: the Wes(tern) Anderson.
Rated 20 Jul 2015
tamcamTamCam
Rated 04 Aug 2015
71
56th
Charlie Chaplin goes Wild West! I really wasn't expecting so much slap-stick humour, but loved it! Shooting a Western movie in New Zealand added to the absurdity factor and earned plus points with me.
Rated 04 Aug 2015
stradivariusStradivarius
Rated 01 Jun 2015
72
44th
It has very little to say, but it does at least say it competently and concisely.
Rated 01 Jun 2015
jessforrestjessforrest
Rated 04 Jul 2015
75
66th
Pleasantly surprised at this film - but man oh man, do I hate split focus.
Rated 04 Jul 2015
boxcarsBoxcars
Rated 20 Jun 2015
7
49th
There are minor gripes that could be taken with the execution of 'Slow West's' story (like the unnecessary flashbacks and narration), but the movie is beautifully shot, slow-burning, and simultaneously comedic and drab.
Rated 20 Jun 2015
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 18 May 2015
60
62nd
A dreamy Western with a dark sense of humor. Quirky, odd, but entertaining. Good acting, gorgeous cinematography, and pretty funny. Slow pacing. Worth seeing.
Rated 18 May 2015
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 01 Dec 2016
6
34th
The digitalisation of cinema has not been kind to the western genre. Despite some decent framing and a variety of old-school cinematic techniques, this is - after Bone Tomahawk - another awful looking entry in the genre. Fassbender and his co-stars are all fine in their respective roles, but they're given little to build on or work with, leaving their characters as undeveloped as the reels of unused film stock decaying somewhere on a range of mouldering shelves at a closed down Kodak factory.
Rated 01 Dec 2016
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 03 Feb 2016
45
16th
coming-of-age hikayesi olarak işleniş güzel, western elementleri ve genel absürt hava ilgi çekici ama genel itibariyle anlamsız geliyor.
Rated 03 Feb 2016
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 07 Aug 2015
85
59th
Didn't expect much out of this, but the mixture of the impressionistic colors, feverish atmosphere, Michael Fassbender's performance and the general "Everything is fucked" ethos of it all won me over. The ending is a brutal, beautiful disaster.
Rated 07 Aug 2015
barraocBarraoc
Rated 19 Sep 2015
90
95th
A little gem of a western; the best I've seen in a long while. Dark and whimsical is hard to pull off but it's done successfully here, folks.
Rated 19 Sep 2015
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 21 Apr 2017
35
4th
They were heading west... and it was slow. The really slow people involved in this film were the writers. What the heck was that ending? I'm now going to refer this movie as "Cuckold West". Wow... that ending. Even though this movie is quite short compared to every movie out there, it felt long and had zero payoff. The acting was good, and there were some endearing moments but that ending will forever mar this film into suckiness...
Rated 21 Apr 2017
judo_koalaJudo Koala
Rated 04 Dec 2015
73
44th
Its narrative successes offer a gust of originality that is as absorbing as the film's sumptuous imagery and oddball combination of black humour, grim violence, and fairytale-like framing--think Wes Anderson meets the Coen Bros. It does, however, falter in light of what is, at times, overly self-conscious stylization and an overall sense that, in the end, nothing entirely new or significant is being conveyed. But it remains one of the surprise pleasures of 2015, and a tremendous debut.
Rated 04 Dec 2015
ksrivasksrivas
Rated 22 Oct 2015
50
42nd
This movie was a live action Anime . Once you accept that it gets WAY better.
Rated 22 Oct 2015
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 23 Mar 2020
73
71st
What a strange and interesting film. It's got a really beautiful magical realism to it, and the decision to film the American West in New Zealand certainly adds to that. But some of the interesting thematic elements weren't properly developed or clashed with the story they wanted to tell.
Rated 23 Mar 2020
dougiedDougieD
Rated 21 May 2015
70
35th
A strange dark comedy western. Goes by in a flash, due to the short run-time and quick pacing. Good performances all around and beautiful photography.
Rated 21 May 2015
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 21 Feb 2016
77
78th
MacLean pulls off the unusual trick of making "Slow West" both incredibly vibrant and colourful, but also stark and bleak. It makes for an often potent mix in what is an incredibly beautiful film. The score is a treat too, and very effective at that. Fassbender and Smit-McPhee's central relationship works on several levels and the climax is satisfying stuff. I will say I found some scenes a little staged, jolting against the natural flow of the scenery and simple story. Recommended nonetheless.
Rated 21 Feb 2016
bagarbjorneBagarbjorne
Rated 21 May 2015
57
28th
The pace is very slow, and while it's beautifully shot there's not a lot going on in the story-department.
Rated 21 May 2015
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 25 Sep 2015
46
43rd
For something that i can only imagine must have been manhandled within every inch of its life by some godforsaken Sundance writer's workshop, this is surprisingly not-terrible (it's less 'quirkied up' than one might think, and actually its affectations are not much clunkier than the arthouse metaphysics of Jauja). If anything, i actually wish it was more aggressively stylized, since it almost hints at being the Western equivalent of Bozon's La France (but settles for Dead Man: Junior Edition).
Rated 25 Sep 2015
hofschneiderHofschneider
Rated 03 Jul 2015
78
57th
Beautiful, rhythmic showdown!
Rated 03 Jul 2015
bakcheiabakcheia
Rated 20 May 2015
69
55th
This was a quirky little dark comedy, but something seemed to be missing in it for me. The performances were all solid, the cinematography was stunning, and the dialogue was passable. I suppose that the whole experience felt somewhat stagnant, though. The filmmakers added this nice touch at the end where they flashed through each dead person left along the journey in reverse order, giving us a final grasp of the carnage. However, it also emphasized the vacancy in this film's core ideals.
Rated 20 May 2015
vv238vv238
Rated 17 Sep 2018
81
86th
A largely predictable and by-the-numbers western period drama is elevated by many great performances and some great cinematography.
Rated 17 Sep 2018
schnofelschnofel
Rated 26 Sep 2015
60
53rd
Plays like the abstract of a movie they're gonna make someday, whenever they find the point of their pretty, unsentimental toy box style.
Rated 26 Sep 2015
icarusIcarus
Rated 12 Sep 2015
60
26th
This fable ambles along at its own pace--not slow, but certainly deliberate. The characters aren't particularly complex, but the images are pretty (even if they were clearly not shot in the American west). The film goes down easy enough, but upon reflection, it seems at odds with itself tonally--I can't quite figure out if Maclean is going for a fun buddy movie or something much darker about the ubiquity of death in the old west.
Rated 12 Sep 2015
witzelsuchtwitzelsucht
Rated 15 Aug 2015
8
69th
A melancholic Western fairytale with beautiful visuals and music. Steady and offbeat as the title suggests, but quite entrancing.
Rated 15 Aug 2015
jbynjbyn
Rated 15 Mar 2016
72
45th
Slow West earns its title. Even though the pace is slow, it is worth sticking it out for the final chapter. John Maclean makes great use of foreshadowing. The shots do not feel cheap. This is a solid debut film and has made John Maclean as a director to look out for in the future.
Rated 15 Mar 2016
joelwatchesmoviesjoelwatchesmovies
Rated 18 Jan 2016
7
63rd
A tastefully simple and slow-paced Western adventure plot with just a dot of dramatic irony is accented by stunningly coloured cinematography, an earthy soundtrack, and unique camerawork (see the dead person stills at the end), and punctuated by a starkly violent final act. The ambling and artful script veers into vague melodrama a little too often (especially in its emotional climax) but with the film's delicious aesthetic it creates a rich portrayal of melancholic frontier America.
Rated 18 Jan 2016
jazzalohaJazzaloha
Rated 17 Feb 2016
66
49th
Basically a modern Hollywood Western (different from a film like *The Proposition*) with a resolution that made me think the project was an expression of self-pity over the director's personal experience with heartbreak. Some good elements in the film, but the film falls flat in other areas, making it a little better than OK.
Rated 17 Feb 2016
neonmanNeonman
Rated 25 May 2018
84
77th
Very strong directorial debut, missing much composition awkwardness (even during the final shoot-out) that makes it feel like it's the director's fourth and fifth film. Maclean's writing is also strong, economic, and demanding, the precise dialogue reminding me of the similar work in Bone Tomahawk. Quality storytelling, with the story within a story (and its accompanying song) and the aforementioned shoot-out being two incredible highlights.
Rated 25 May 2018
rokkobokkorokkobokko
Rated 18 Aug 2015
30
24th
Consists of a lot of western movie tropes glued together. We aren't given any real reason to care about any of the good characters, or to understand the bad characters' motivations. There's no heart here.
Rated 18 Aug 2015
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 04 Mar 2017
79
66th
Falling into the rare genre of "quirky Western", this film has a few endearing qualities - good cast, colourful characters, simple but strong plot. A slightly tongue-in-cheek or comic book tone which feels part Coen Brothers, part Tarantino. At 80 minutes it feels really short. I'm guessing there wasn't enough budget for an extra subplot, a bit more backstory, and so on. Which is a shame. The end product is a little lightweight. But there are plenty of positives, and it's enjoyable on the whole.
Rated 04 Mar 2017
superargoSuperargo
Rated 12 Aug 2015
15
6th
Way, way, WAY too in love with its own quirkiness. Draggy and aggressively stylized and filled with twinkly music and self-aware performances and an overarching smugness about its own artsiness and just a boring-ass slog to sit through. For Fassbender diehards only.
Rated 12 Aug 2015
nobletNoblet
Rated 29 Jan 2016
74
54th
Beautiful and surprisingly funny story done quick. The Hound is in a western. What's not to like?
Rated 29 Jan 2016
seenmanyseenmany
Rated 24 Dec 2017
58
4th
waste of time, 'thriller', not at all, the last scene does tell you to be non-assumptive in kill/be-killed scenario
Rated 24 Dec 2017
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 29 Feb 2016
85
86th
cool tone and uniquely nice dialogue
Rated 29 Feb 2016
thegreyfoxthegreyfox
Rated 17 Feb 2018
68
45th
A valiant attempt at something a little different in the "Western" Genre, but which only comes off in parts. For such a short running time, there was some REAL filler in this film, which only goes to show how sparse the main story was. This was a shame, because it is the main story which was interesting and which lacked detail (not the cameo German, or the "camp fire anecdote"). Did I miss something or was the reason that the Ross's left scotland forgotten about?. Entertaining but frustrating
Rated 17 Feb 2018
cinegeekdecinegeek.de
Rated 04 Mar 2016
50
1st
Slow West ist wohl einer der unfreiwillig komischsten Western, die ich seit langer Zeit gesehen habe! Von vorn bis hinten ist die Geschichte voller bekloppter Erfindungen und Absurditäten. Regisseur John Maclean ist schottischer Musiker und das erklärt die vielen Merkwürdigkeiten des Films.. mehr auf cinegeek.de
Rated 04 Mar 2016
realmacgyverRealMacgyver
Rated 17 Dec 2016
80
79th
If you watch just one western directed by a Scottish folk artist with a guy who sometimes drinks in my local pub (Rory) in it....
Rated 17 Dec 2016
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 16 Jun 2015
70
82nd
Excellent.
Rated 16 Jun 2015
dyannethorneDyanneThorne
Rated 27 Feb 2017
71
66th
An odd little movie, both surreal and brutal with a low-budget feel despite Fassbender starring in it. Did manage to keep me interested all the way through, which is really all I'm asking of a movie these days. Adding 5 extra points for it being only 80 minutes long, because I appreciate a movie that gets to the point in a timely fashion.
Rated 27 Feb 2017
xacviantxacviant
Rated 23 Feb 2016
79
48th
An Irish teenager (Kodi Smit-McPhee) journeys to the Wild West to find the girl he loved and lost, and falls in with a former gunslinger (Michael Fassbender), whose motives in helping him are rather hard to discern. Offbeat little Western, rather reminiscent of Herzog at times (with one character being a direct allusion to him), what with its deadpan quirkiness and surreal touches. Doesn't quite coalesce into a strong whole, but fascinating enough in its parts to be well worth the 84 minutes.
Rated 23 Feb 2016
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 28 Dec 2020
63
61st
A mixed bag of something arty and things that are supposed to be funny. Luckily there are also great moments of a true western.
Rated 28 Dec 2020
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 21 Mar 2023
72
64th
So, it's slow, we get that in the title. For me it was slow in a way that works, though. It takes time to tell us about the characters and it lingers on the beautiful scenery for long enough to allow you to enjoy it. The runtime works the best for this kind of a movie, because if you stretched this thing to two hours, it would have fallen flat. I liked the ragtag band of outlaws, too, even if we don't get to know them too well.
Rated 21 Mar 2023
whatisitiseewhatisitisee
Rated 03 Dec 2019
60
19th
meh. competent but uninteresting
Rated 03 Dec 2019
onion_soupOnion Soup
Rated 13 Mar 2021
80
58th
Egg scene good
Rated 13 Mar 2021
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 18 Dec 2019
4
74th
I hate the way this film looks. The digital photography is so bright, clean, and clear, and in combination with its New Zealand and Scottish stand-ins for American landscapes, it's not at all how one imagines the rugged west should be. But it's an oddball and fascinating Eurowestern, full of immigrant characterizations, on misplaced longing, and containing a number of tremendous set pieces with a quirky sense of humor. For me, it requires a period of adjustment, but is ultimately rewarding.
Rated 18 Dec 2019
jacobclark12jacobclark12
Rated 02 Dec 2019
70
58th
Well-acted subversion of the Western. Doesn't feel like it's as thoughtful as its style might want it to be.
Rated 02 Dec 2019
quintonjaminQuintonjamin
Rated 25 May 2020
50
35th
Not much happens because it's so short. Not bad, just not really that interesting with characters that I didn't like.
Rated 25 May 2020
psimpsim
Rated 09 Jun 2020
83
86th
Set in the wild west, but far from a typical western. The film looks great, the characters are memorable, what more do you want? Would make for an interesting double feature with Damsel.
Rated 09 Jun 2020
doyler29doyler29
Rated 13 Aug 2022
80
68th
I really liked it. Everybody is really good here and it's a really good looking film with New Zealand not exactly convincingly standing in for Colorado, but looking magnificent, so who really cares?
Rated 13 Aug 2022

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