Let Him Go

As an instrument of righteousness and retribution, 'Let Him Go' can feel both familiar and at times shockingly brutal, especially in its final climactic moments.

...there’s an earnest, old-fashioned sturdiness to writer-director Thomas Bezucha’s tale, anchored by the reliable, old-shoes pairing of Lane and Costner...

Diane Lane's turn as a grandmother dead-set on saving her grandson from his new guardians makes this more than the average rescue thriller.

...a quintessentially American, mid-20th century film that succeeds as an intimate character study of two very different extended families, as well as a rousing, violent and shockingly brutal noir-Western...

The land is beautiful, and it's a visual treat to see it in all its splendor.