Perfectly paced and beautifully shot, this manages to be both a successful piece of revisionism and a classic Western at the same time.

~ Jeff Robson -

Perfectly paced and beautifully shot, this manages to be both a successful piece of revisionism and a classic Western at the same time.

~ Jeff Robson -

Anderson is astonishingly assured for a first-timer.

~ Jeff Robson -

Anderson is astonishingly assured for a first-timer.

~ Jeff Robson -

Bille August is a director who responds to the sensibility of abandonment, recognising an outsider's perception.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Bille August is a director who responds to the sensibility of abandonment, recognising an outsider's perception.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There may be moments when it's truly awful, but it's also strangely compelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There may be moments when it's truly awful, but it's also strangely compelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A ragbag of cliches, in which Richard Harris attempts to give an acting lesson.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

At its most effective when in conflict, be it ideological or combat.

~ Daniel Hooper -

At its most effective when in conflict, be it ideological or combat.

~ Daniel Hooper -

No surprises. Nothing to write home about. And yet thoroughly entertaining.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

No surprises. Nothing to write home about. And yet thoroughly entertaining.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Is it familiarity that makes the heart grow fonder? Or magic?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Is it familiarity that makes the heart grow fonder? Or magic?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Ridley Scott's 2nd century extravaganza dies during those pauses between blood, sweat and fear.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Ridley Scott's 2nd century extravaganza dies during those pauses between blood, sweat and fear.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Visually the film is stunning, recapturing a sense of wonder, even madness, that incorporates the soul of Mother Russia.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Visually the film is stunning, recapturing a sense of wonder, even madness, that incorporates the soul of Mother Russia.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -