Greetings from Lithuania.
"In a Valley of Violence" (2016) made with by ~ 8 actors and on a budget ~20 times smaller then "The Magnificent Seven" (2016) which i saw recently, is like ~4 times more involving and better then "The Magnificent". And basically they both have very similar premises, but boy oh boy what do more compelling writing and directing can make for a final result - film itself. Its not that "In a Valley of Violence" is a perfect film, its not, but loved its ~45 min. highly and after i understood where everything is moving to and i didn't get any surprises from that point, i still was involved into this simple and many times already seen story. This is what good movie making is all about.
Overall, "In a Valley of Violence" isn't original, nor it is highly superbly made, but it gives to you exactly what it promises - a good old fashion western with some blood and etc. Its far from great, but it is a pretty good one.
"In a Valley of Violence" (2016) made with by ~ 8 actors and on a budget ~20 times smaller then "The Magnificent Seven" (2016) which i saw recently, is like ~4 times more involving and better then "The Magnificent". And basically they both have very similar premises, but boy oh boy what do more compelling writing and directing can make for a final result - film itself. Its not that "In a Valley of Violence" is a perfect film, its not, but loved its ~45 min. highly and after i understood where everything is moving to and i didn't get any surprises from that point, i still was involved into this simple and many times already seen story. This is what good movie making is all about.
Overall, "In a Valley of Violence" isn't original, nor it is highly superbly made, but it gives to you exactly what it promises - a good old fashion western with some blood and etc. Its far from great, but it is a pretty good one.