Synopsis
Aging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is forced from his partner’s shadow and must confront the ugly realities of frontier justice.
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Cast
- Bill PullmanLefty Brown
- Kathy BakerLaura Johnson
- Jim CaviezelJimmy Bierce
- Tommy FlanaganTom Harrah
- Peter FondaEdward Johnson
- Diego JosefJeremiah
- Joseph Lee AndersonOak
- Michael SpearsBiscuit
- Dillinger SteeleDoc
- Brian HenningsenSampson
Recommandations
- 75
Consequence
Moshe’s approach turns the Western genre on its head by having the sidekick rise up as the hero. - 70
Variety
Writer-director Jared Moshé’s solidly entertaining period drama...can be enjoyed as both a straight-shooting homage to crotchety sidekicks and shoot-’em-up conventions, and a well-crafted movie about loyalty, betrayal, and redemption. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Having already given us a shootout or two, the film grows more involving as Lefty fights for both his life and his good name. Pullman has no trouble making the character sympathetic, even as he maintains the near-ineptitude Lefty's known for. - 70
Los Angeles Times
This is a satisfying indie western, a dark and brooding film made with both a modern touch and real love for the genre. - 67
IndieWire
By giving the spotlight to an archetype usually relegated to the background, writer-director Jared Moshé puts a revisionist spin on the familiar oater, but everything else about The Ballad of Lefty Brown is by the book. - 63
RogerEbert.com
Pullman is always great to watch, the Montana landscapes are gorgeously captured by cinematographer David McFarland, and there are a couple of action set pieces that spark. - 60
The New York Times
While Mr. Moshé’s ambitions can be frustratingly modest, he does know that — however fraudulent the genre’s myths — the image of a man riding a horse into the sunset is in our cinematic DNA. - 58
The A.V. Club
The Ballad Of Lefty Brown’s lack of flash keeps it from sinking comfortably into pastiche, but it doesn’t make for thrilling viewing.
