Slow West

Theatrical - Limited 2015-05-15

Cast Michael Fassbender Rory McCann Ben Mendelsohn Kodi Smit-McPhee
Directed by John Maclean
Written by John Maclean

Genres: Action Thriller Western

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Synopsis

At the end of the nineteenth century, 16-year-old Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) journeys across the American frontier in search of the woman he loves. He is joined by Silas (Michael Fassbender), a mysterious traveler, and hotly pursued by an outlaw along... See more the way.

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Michael Fassbender embodies western badassery in this Slow West trailer

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There's really only two things I ask of a western; good cinematography and cool characters. Looks like director John Maclean has those covered with his feature-film debut, SLOW WEST. The movie follows a 16-year-old boy (Kodi Smith-Mcphee) on a journey...

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Michael Fassbender plays it cool in the trailer for the western Slow West

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I'm pretty sure Michael Fassbender could play just about any character in any movie, but we can finally cross 'cool cowboy' off that list. In SLOW WEST, we follow a 16-year-old boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) on a journey across 19th Century...

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Review: Slow West (Sundance 2015)

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: A Scottish tenderfoot (Kodi Smit-McPhee) journeys through the American West to reunite with his true love. He’s aided by a rough and tumble bounty hunter (Michael Fassbender) with an agenda of his own. REVIEW: SLOW WEST is another hidden...

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Michael Fassbender embodies western badassery in this Slow West trailer

There's really only two things I ask of a western; good cinematography and cool characters. Looks like director John Maclean has those covered with his feature-film debut, SLOW WEST. The movie follows a 16-year-old boy (Kodi Smith-Mcphee) on a journey...

Posted 11 years ago

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Exclusive Cool Video: What May releases are you most excited for?

Posted 11 years ago

The 2015 summer movie season officially kicked off over the weekend with the release of AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, and in our latest exclusive Cool Video, we take a look some of the big films hitting theaters this month to...

Michael Fassbender plays it cool in the trailer for the western Slow West

Posted 11 years ago

I'm pretty sure Michael Fassbender could play just about any character in any movie, but we can finally cross 'cool cowboy' off that list. In SLOW WEST, we follow a 16-year-old boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) on a journey across 19th Century...

Review: Slow West (Sundance 2015)

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: A Scottish tenderfoot (Kodi Smit-McPhee) journeys through the American West to reunite with his true love. He’s aided by a rough and tumble bounty hunter (Michael Fassbender) with an agenda of his own. REVIEW: SLOW WEST is another hidden...

Michael Fassbender joins the western Slow West with Ben Mendelsohn and Kodi Smit-McPhee

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Michael Fassbender had to leave JANE GOT A GUN due to a schedule conflict, but the actor apparently still has a Western itch that needs to be scratched, and has joined the film SLOW WEST. It also stars Ben Mendelsohn...

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