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[templer1972]

"Seraphim Falls" is a visually grand and striking Western set at the end of the Civil War. Liam Neeson is magnificent as a southerner who vows revenge on a Northerner [Pierce Brosnan] whom he blames for a major act of atrocity that occurred at the tail end of the war. An impressive directorial debut by David Von Ancken, who also co-wrote the script, pic looks gorgeous, as it shifts from the harshness of the snow-capped mountains to the blistering desert. A film that is purely visual with minimum dialogue, both Neeson and Brosnan give arresting performances, powerful and emotive. Brosnan especially is as removed from his Bond persona as you can get, delving deeply into the soul of a tortured character. A film ultimately about forgiveness, it works splendidly as a visceral chase movie, stripped of the technologies of the contemporary world, thus making it a fiery character piece, but it lets itself down with a rather clumsy ending that needs re-shooting if the film is to work in a mainstream setting. Yet with that flaw, the film is still a majestic and glorious work, featuring two great performances by Neeson and Brosnan review taken from moviehole.net

[Qwerty]

Sounds like a fairly solid film.

[quiller]

could this be the Crossing Guard on horsebck. no bad thing i say!

[timpossible]

...Brosnan especially is as removed from his Bond persona as you can get, delving deeply into the soul of a tortured character...

And people say he can't live without Bond? Rubbish, he's doing just that. Good on Brosnan.

[Killmaster]

hey ... the guy can act, regardless of what the brosnan-haters say. he has come a long, long way from "remington steele" and "lawnmower man". just look at "noble house" or "fourth protocol" as comparisons.

[CM007]

hey ... the guy can act, regardless of what the brosnan-haters say. he has come a long, long way from "remington steele" and "lawnmower man". just look at "noble house" or "fourth protocol" as comparisons.

This is a movie that I