First Cow

A24 | Release Date: March 6, 2020

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 126 Ratings

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Brent_MarchantJan 28, 2021

I've seen life insurance infomercials that were more captivating than this interminably tedious slog. Director Kelly Reichardt's latest starts out slow and goes downhill from there, telling a story about 19th Century fortune seekers in OregonI've seen life insurance infomercials that were more captivating than this interminably tedious slog. Director Kelly Reichardt's latest starts out slow and goes downhill from there, telling a story about 19th Century fortune seekers in Oregon Territory that has nothing interesting to say. I'm at a loss to understand why this offering (or most of the filmmaker's other pictures, for that matter) garner such appeal from critics and diehard fans. While some of the cinematography is indeed gorgeous, much of the film is underlit, and the sound quality is atrocious, making it difficult to understand much of what the characters are mumbling (most of which turns out to be rather inconsequential at that). How this is ending up on so many top 10 lists and receiving so much awards season buzz is totally beyond me.… Expand

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HtaungJul 31, 2020

Two travelers, on the run from a band of vengeful hunters in the 1820s Northwest, dream of striking it rich -- but their tenuous plan to make their fortune on the frontier comes to rely on the secret use of a landowner's prized dairy cow.

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Bobx11May 21, 2021

A slow two hour slog of a movie with a depressing story that lacks any kind of pay-off. There's a lot of sloooow and looong artsy shots which indie critics love, but it doesn't make up for the lame duck story writing.

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