
In 1892 after nearly two decades of fighting the Cheyenne, the Apache, and the Comanche natives, the United States Cavalry Captain and war hero Joseph Blocker is ordered to escort the ailing Cheyenne chief, Yellow Hawk--his most despised enemy--to his ancestral home in Montana's Valley of the Bears. Nauseated with a baleful anger, Joseph's unwelcome final assignment is further complicated when widowed settler Rosalie Quaid is taken in by his band of soldiers. Aggressive packs... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1892 after nearly two decades of fighting the Cheyenne, the Apache, and the Comanche natives, the United States Cavalry Captain and war hero Joseph Blocker is ordered to escort the ailing Cheyenne chief, Yellow Hawk--his most despised enemy--to his ancestral home in Montana's Valley of the Bears. Nauseated with a baleful anger, Joseph's unwelcome final assignment is further complicated when widowed settler Rosalie Quaid is taken in by his band of soldiers. Aggressive packs of marauding Comanches are still on the warpath and thirsty for blood, so can the seasoned Captain do his duty one last time?
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| Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyWesterns can be a tough nut to crack, but Hostiles may be the finest example of the genre since "Unforgiven." |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda CookA violent neo-Western with a message that's timely for today. |
| RTÉ (Ireland)Harry GuerinIt's also, arguably, the most affecting work Bale has ever done in a role specifically written for him by his Out of the Furnace director Scott Cooper. You know it from the moment he puts those eyes on you. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversBale, in a piercing, quietly devastating performance, holds the film's center with commanding authority. It's a film whose brute force tempered with contemplative grace. It's a potent and prodigious achievement. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin WilsonIf you’ve got a hankering for a Western, Hostiles is must-viewing. |
| Rochester City NewspaperAdam Lubitow[Mistakes] a relentlessly grim tone for saying anything of substance. |
| San Jose Mercury NewsRandy MyersIt offers shreds of hope, something we can cling to even now. |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip MartinSure, it's a bit ponderous and obvious. It curiously avoids giving Yellow Hawk and his people human traits. But I'm not sure it doesn't give audiences hungry for a Western exactly what they think they want. |
| Schmoes KnowMark EllisThis movie didn't do as well on the awards circuit for whatever reason but I think Christian Bale gives a lead performance worthy of that. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressMaren Longbella"Hostiles" is billed as a Western, but don't expect a shoot 'em up, even though there's plenty of gunfire. There's a lot to think about here, and none of it is easy. |