The Salvation

    The Salvation
    2014

    Synopsis

    In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.

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    Cast

    • Mads MikkelsenJon Jensen
    • Eva GreenMadelaine
    • Jeffrey Dean MorganHenry Delarue
    • Éric CantonaCorsican
    • Mikael PersbrandtPeter Jensen
    • Douglas HenshallSheriff Mallick
    • Michael Raymond-JamesPaul Delarue
    • Jonathan PryceMayor Nathan Keane
    • Nanna Øland FabriciusMarie Jensen
    • Toke Lars BjarkeKresten Jensen

    Recommendations

    • 75

      The A.V. Club

      The Salvation never come across as a pastiche; the world of the spaghetti Western — that desertscape where filthy gunmen leer into frame and life is punctuated by sadism — doesn’t need winks or references to be appreciated, and Levring doesn’t offer any.
    • 70

      The Hollywood Reporter

      As in any classic Western, there are blunt pleasures to be had every time the tables are turned on men in black hats, as well as from direct, threat-loaded dialogue, meaningful looks, geometric arrangements of heroes and villains, and tense hunts for prey that play out both in rugged mountain settings and the tight quarters of buildings.
    • 70

      The Dissolve

      It’s a welcome throwback, moving at a brisk clip and allowing its impressive cast to embody some cherished archetypes.
    • 70

      Village Voice

      Emphasizing action over the spoken word, The Salvation doesn't break new ground, yet its murderous twists of fate are consistently compelling.
    • 60

      CineVue

      Nothing quite competes with the blistering opening scene, but The Salvation's cast of characters mean it's never less than a fun watch.
    • 60

      Variety

      There’s really only one ingredient for which The Salvation is likely to be remembered: Eva Green.
    • 58

      The Playlist

      A loving and in fact overly adulatory genre film which is not so much a take on the revenge Western as a deeply faithful recreation of it, at times so faithful as to veer dangerously close to pastiche.
    • 50

      Entertainment Weekly

      Green is officially the world’s best actress in bad movies.

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