The Harder They Fall
Netflix | Release Date: October 22, 2021
6.5
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Generally favorable reviews based on 119 Ratings
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benjanzenNov 25, 2021
The Harder They Fall never quite clicked with me. Some interesting directorial choices and fun western aesthetics withstanding, I found it to drag quite a bit, and I never fully bought into the story. Finishes strong though!
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Mankind_dividedNov 4, 2021
Pros: good cinematography, good acting given what they had to work with, good action scenes.
Cons: dialogue is garbage, longer than it should be, film doesn't know what it wants to be.
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6
metauglyNov 3, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well directed. Excellent acting. A cowboy movie with an all black cast. That’s an interesting take on the genre. My problem was with one scene. After a clever remark relating to the horrible Dredd Scott decision (Supreme Court decision that ruled blacks were not citizens), the only white people in the movie, union soldiers, are gunned down in retaliatory glee. 250,000 union soldiers died to bring an end to slavery. That point seems lost on the movies’ producers and cast.… Expand
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6
bertobellamyNov 5, 2021
A very stylized western with an all-black cast that is as entertaining as dull. 'The Harder They Fall' walks the thin line between being derivate and being authentic.

I had a good time watching it, but there were very boring momentsA very stylized western with an all-black cast that is as entertaining as dull. 'The Harder They Fall' walks the thin line between being derivate and being authentic.

I had a good time watching it, but there were very boring moments throughout it. Of course, the film is very tarantinesque, but it feels like there's a lack of substance, especially with the development of the characters.

Nevertheless, I appreciate new takes on genre films like this one.… Expand
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6
clarkestarNov 8, 2021
Stylistic. Strong cinematography and performances. Subverts genre conventions and presents an alternate reality that may challenge expectations.
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6
RalfbergsFeb 1, 2022
I really liked the first part of the movie and how it looked and all the characters, but the end part of it felt so simplistic and loaded with cliches from past that I felt it couldve been better if story would be different at end. ForI really liked the first part of the movie and how it looked and all the characters, but the end part of it felt so simplistic and loaded with cliches from past that I felt it couldve been better if story would be different at end. For example, classic cliche was when Zazie's character just went to search for Elba's character alone, like it would not be predictable, that they would not fall for it that she is going there to just buy saloons or whatever. Anyway, I enjoyed the movie style etc, but did not like the ending.… Expand
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JLuis_001Nov 6, 2021
I'm not the type of person who likes to highlight this kind of thing, but it was inevitable because I find it incredible that what is most talked about about this film in terms of professional reviews, is that it's a western starring blackI'm not the type of person who likes to highlight this kind of thing, but it was inevitable because I find it incredible that what is most talked about about this film in terms of professional reviews, is that it's a western starring black actors, and was directed by a black British director.

For an industry that keeps saying it doesn't see people's skin color, I find it ridiculous that it's something they need to emphasize, showing that it's a lot of what they see.

Now speaking of the film, I must mention that the influences of Tarantino and Sergio Leone are more than notorious, although it managed to retain its own identity. That was a positive thing.

The presentation is straightforward, although its narrative and structure are not always concise.
There are points where the dialogue feels too elaborate, lacking in better fluidity, while the director also fails to create a really interesting tension until the very last act. An understandable mistake for a beginner.

The Harder They Fall is not a western that is trying to invent something new at all, nor does it ever show those intentions, but it really does open a very interesting door for variants of this type of stories to be approached more quickly, and by more experienced filmmakers.… Expand
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Mauro_LanariJan 2, 2022
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The more the pop star Jeymes Samuel insists on making his directorial debut something unusual (reggae and split screen in a western) and the more vice versa he emphasizes the paucity of the content. When, on the other hand, he(Mauro Lanari)
The more the pop star Jeymes Samuel insists on making his directorial debut something unusual (reggae and split screen in a western) and the more vice versa he emphasizes the paucity of the content. When, on the other hand, he lets himself go as in the conclusive twist, he finally conveys some emotion.… Expand
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Juzt4meNov 6, 2021
Cool cinematic effects, though lacks action (takes nearly 2 hours for the action to happen)
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