Synopsis
The Civil War has ended, but Colonel Morsman Carver is on one final mission – to kill Gideon, no matter what it takes. Launched by a gunshot and propelled by rage, the relentless pursuit takes the two men through frigid snow-capped mountains and arid deserts, far from the comforts and codes of civilisation, into the bloodiest recesses of their own souls.
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Cast
- Liam NeesonCarver
- Pierce BrosnanGideon
- Michael WincottHayes
- Xander BerkeleyRailroad Foreman
- Ed LauterParsons
- Kevin J. O'ConnorHenry
- John RobinsonKid
- Anjelica HustonMadame Louise
- Angie HarmonRose
- Tom NoonanMinister Abraham
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Tribune
You could say that Seraphim Falls, was no better than the typical Westerns of the 1950s and '60s--which I think underrates it. But those typical Westerns were pretty darn good, and so is Seraphim Falls. - 75
Premiere
Neeson and Brosnan, along with the beautiful location photography from DP John Toll, keeps you involved even when Von Ancken's heavy-handed direction threatens to bog the proceedings down. - 75
The A.V. Club
If Seraphim Falls' audience appreciates its good points and ignores an ending that tries too hard, they'll just be following a grand genre-buff tradition. - 75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
It fulfills a lot of the criteria for a successful oater: spectacular scenery, an evocative frontier atmosphere, an ensemble of enjoyably tight-lipped performances, and plenty of stylish violence. - 75
USA Today
A psychological drama with an intriguing ambiguity that challenges the viewer's loyalties and preconceived notions. For the first half of the movie you find yourself on the side of a hunted man. Then as the story unfolds, his pursuer becomes the one you root for. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Neeson and Brosnan are supremely well-matched foils, though I do wish that the filmmaker, David Von Ancken, had lent his sparsely mythic tale just a twinge of something...new. - 60
Village Voice
Seraphim Falls has decent pep in its step till the final 30 minutes, when it's finally revealed why Neeson's bounty hunter is after Brosnan's surly mountain man. The flashback finale and all that comes after (and keeps on comin') drags on so long even the leads look exhausted. Till then, it's yet another replay of "The Most Dangerous Game," and Brosnan and Neeson are game for it. - 60
Los Angeles Times
Brosnan and Neeson make fine adversaries mining the terse dialogue for veiled dramatic fervor.
