Hostiles

Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: December 22, 2017

7.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 202 Ratings

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GreatMartinJan 27, 2018

I haven’t seen a ‘western’ in at last 20 years and I can do without seeing one again after “Hostiles”. ‘They’ certainly don’t make them like they use and John Wayne would be embarrassed, let alone not know how to act, doing Christian Bale’sI haven’t seen a ‘western’ in at last 20 years and I can do without seeing one again after “Hostiles”. ‘They’ certainly don’t make them like they use and John Wayne would be embarrassed, let alone not know how to act, doing Christian Bale’s role!

The only westerns I have liked are “Shane”, the campy “Duel In The Sun” and “Johnny Guitar” and though Bale is excellent I couldn’t/wouldn’t watch this 2 hour and 13-minute film again even if you gave me all the carrot cake I can eat!

In spite of the fantastic scenery, whether it is in mountains or forests or streams or desert to open plains, there isn’t much new in “Hostiles”. Let’s go over the checklist: Indians raiding and killing all the white settler family except the mother—check, a white man getting scalped—check, women being raped—check—the black soldier getting shot—check—a very wise Indian chief—check—people dying and being buried—check—people dying and being left to rot—check—an Indian being hung from a tree—check. Should I go on?

By the way, the above aren’t spoilers as you have seen these scenes in almost every western!

There are two things that are new in this movie and that is basically understanding Bale’s character though you are told very little about him and, in spite of the fact that I love a ‘happily ever after’ ending this has one of the most ludicrous ones I have ever seen. This also isn’t a ‘spoiler’ because it is so unbelievable!

Christian Bale is excellent and though there was talk of his getting an Oscar nomination he didn’t which is as senseless as Denzel Washington getting one for his role in “Roman J. Israel, Esquire”. Rosamund Pike does what she can with the ‘damsel in distress’ role while no one leaves an impression in any of the other roles.

“Hostiles” is in the same category as “Phantom Thread” in that except for the leading actor neither are worth seeing.… Expand

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MvyLvrJan 28, 2018

I paid good money to be depressed. Personal performances were good but the story was depressing. Please please please, someone make a real western movie.

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DblBblMerrillJan 29, 2018

The acting by Bale and Pike was really good, however I hated this film. The opening scene was fantastic and really drew you in, but it went on an increasingly downhill path from there. Too many reaches and supposedly missed scenes toThe acting by Bale and Pike was really good, however I hated this film. The opening scene was fantastic and really drew you in, but it went on an increasingly downhill path from there. Too many reaches and supposedly missed scenes to connect the characters together. No flashbacks for Bale to show the horrors he went through. The landscape views were alright, but just not consistently as good as they should have been. There were so many pauses between lines I felt myself actually counting until someone spoke. I enjoyed all the actors but the script was lacking.… Expand

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marco34laDec 31, 2017

This should have been titled: BORINGS instead of hostiles. The only thing hostile at this movie, was the audience. What an absolute long, boring flick. It reminded me of "heaven's gate" where every scene was too long and pointless. I can'tThis should have been titled: BORINGS instead of hostiles. The only thing hostile at this movie, was the audience. What an absolute long, boring flick. It reminded me of "heaven's gate" where every scene was too long and pointless. I can't tell you how much people were perturbed. SNOOZE FEST. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME… Expand

5 of 13 users found this helpful58

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Faced8821Aug 26, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Movie can be described in one word. Disappointing. Largely uneventful outside of a few small skirmishes. It has a strange twist as a western that dabbles in a social justice/ post modernist theory. It doesn’t work. Would not pay to watch.… Expand

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twdennis00Feb 9, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. christian bale is not Clint Eastwood, boring movie, most of the movie shot in dark,acted like trying to keep the audience from seeing good and bloody scenes. I rate this best scene was opening, movie went down from there… Expand

1 of 4 users found this helpful13

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TwiTuApr 25, 2018

I dont even know why I sat through this movie. I guess I hoped for more.
Well, I dont want to make this too long, so here is the painful truth:
Its just another PC infested movie, having to do nothing with reality or historical authenticity.I dont even know why I sat through this movie. I guess I hoped for more.
Well, I dont want to make this too long, so here is the painful truth:
Its just another PC infested movie, having to do nothing with reality or historical authenticity. The PC propaganda is so bad that at the end I felt like I just watched an old Wochenschau.
Disgusting. And honestly I am really getting afraid of this trend. What the hell is going on with humanity right now? Its like were going backwards in history. Nobody learned from it.… Expand

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BroyaxDec 4, 2021

Un film traître et d’autant plus traître qu’il se présente sous des atours intelligents et relativement neutres : ni John Wayne, ni auto-flagellation ininterrompue avec la propagande anti-colonialiste bien connue qui plaît tant aux gauchistesUn film traître et d’autant plus traître qu’il se présente sous des atours intelligents et relativement neutres : ni John Wayne, ni auto-flagellation ininterrompue avec la propagande anti-colonialiste bien connue qui plaît tant aux gauchistes de tous horizons…

Mais ça, c’est au début et même durant un bon quart… non pas un quart d’heure mais un quart entier du film qui fait quasiment ses deux heure et quart en tout ! car passé ce quart, on a juste droit et ce jusqu’à la fin, à de la grosse propagande anti-colonialiste bien connue qui plaît tant aux gauchistes de tous horizons… ainsi qu’à de l’auto-flagellation ininterrompue : « nous les Américains, avons massacré les Amérindiens » etc, etc…

Non pas que ce soit faux bien sûr mais il y eut des massacres dans les deux camps… comme le montre d’ailleurs le début du film. Un western bourré d’incohérences, tout cela pour se fondre dans le moule formaté du vivre_ensemble et du bisounoursisme neuneu : ainsi, ce capitaine particulièrement haineux et raciste qui a tué tant de « peaux rouges »… devient comme par magie un gentil bisounours prêt à tuer de bons Américains pour défendre les gentils Amérindiens ! une fausse « rédemption » pour un boucher pourtant connu et reconnu…

Idem ou presque pour le rôle de Rosamund Pike, une cocotte traumatisée (par des Comanches pas gentils) mais qui devient selon le dogme SJW woke moderne une adepte du « vous n’aurez pas ma haine »… Hostiles est donc en définitive comme cet autre film ridicule, le fameux American History X, à savoir complètement aberrant, angéliste et wokiste à fond.

Et pourtant la forme est réussie (bien que trop contemplative), la musique est planante (un peu soporifique quand même) et la photographie est superbe. Mais quelle lenteur par ailleurs… et tout ça pour nous noyer sous une litanie SJW !… Expand

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mohamad91hkMay 31, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When i knew Scott Cooper who direct this movie, beside Bale & Rosamund the stars, I thought it will be a nice & enjoyable movie.

Actually it was boring, also Cooper failed to introduce the character clearly to make us connect with them, Rosamund felt fine just after day of her lost, i don't know what Cooper was thinking in this movie. in additional, the movie has long running time 2:14 min. !!! I think if they make it in 1 hour it will be enough.

I don't know how this movie still getting positive review, it doesn't deserve.… Expand

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