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Revenge is coming
After a her husband is brutally murdered, a widowed homesteader seeks revenge and leaves everything behind to hunt down his killer.
A Reckoning
2018 Directed by Justin Lee
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The lead character was the attraction. Had it been done by an acclaimed actress and had an actual story attached to it, this might have been quite good. But as it was delivered... a bore.
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A Reckoning opens with a woman (June Dietrich) receiving news that her husband has been brutally murdered and after a small town meeting heads on her way to avenge him by killing the person responsible. If that basically sounds like the plot of hundreds of films you are probably right, but what may make this a worthwhile journey is the gorgeous natural locations and strong score that switches between string arrangements with no sound effects and acoustic guitar playing with sound such as water and wind.
At just 81 minutes this is a short and simple film where the lead spends a lot of time walking through the aforementioned autumn environments while having brief interactions with a variety of characters…
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Full review: girlswithguns.org/reckoning/
Considering how little actually happens here, I enjoyed this considerably more than expected. Read the reviews eviscerating this on the IMDb, and you'll see a lot of people who appear very disappointed with the pacing and lack of action. For once, I wasn't one of them. I was somewhat forewarned, wasn't expecting non-stop gun battles or whatever, and was happy for this to proceed at its own, leisurely pace. I will say, it is probably not something you want to watch late at night, admittedly, as it could prove to be a little... too soothing. This likely worked much better in the Saturday afternoon slot where I viewed it, and could appreciate the landscapes as they unrolled.