And why isn't Masanobu Takayanagi in awards season discussion for best cinematography? Every shot is gorgeous. I got to see on a large screen in the theater... I recommend you do the same. Shot on 35mm.

Arclight Hollywood.

2017: the year of timothèe

“Hostiles,” a sturdy and characteristically brutal new Western from “Black Mass” director Scott Cooper, begins with somebody shooting a baby — that’s not a spoiler, just a warning. The year is 1892, and a settler named Rosalee Quaid (Rosamund Pike) is teaching her young daughters about the magical power of adverbs. Suddenly, their New Mexico homestead is raided by a band of Comanche renegades. They murder her husband, they shoot her two girls, and they fire a bullet directly into her infant son; Rosalee carries the lifeless bundle in her arms for days, because it’s that kind of movie — the only kind that Cooper knows how to make.

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Mostly on autopilot. Like I was thinking it was weird that Ben Foster wasn't in this and then yep, Ben Foster shows up. Anyway there are lots of guys who shouldn't be taking a pass at THE SEARCHERS and Scott Cooper is definitely one of them.

I forgot how much I love this movie. It’s a beautiful film that’s true to its genre. I’m still upset that it didn’t get the recognition it deserved. Also, Christian Bale rocked that mustache my dudes.

Too long. Very boring. But a good message (even though it took a while to realise). The silent nature of the movie made it difficult to connect to the characters and the world it's set. So overall kinda a waste of time...

Immensely enjoyable. Great film

I really enjoy all of Scott Cooper’s films that I’ve seen. My only issue with most of them, being that he adds a little too much and makes the films drag on a bit. That being said, that was my issue with this film. I liked everything about it but I kept finding some scenes just dragging for too long. This is definitely worth a watch though.

Hostiles embellishes its bleakness a little too much. The uneasy peace that develops between the Cheyanne and the white soldiers is not unbelievable, just unprompted. It's generated out of thin air, much like the conflicts that arise on their odyssey. It's clear from the beginning that this will be a minefield of pain that will test the human spirit, but you can see the writer setting up the mines. You can see the machinations as it reaches for the profound but lands on the obvious. For something so emotionally demanding, Hostiles feels a little too manufactured.

These faults are not detrimental. There are a lot of attractive layers and undercurrents to this story. I outright adore the Old West starkness and brevity that Scott Cooper has conjured, and the performances of Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike make it well worth the time.

Also, Slater really has come a long way, hasn't he?

"The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer"

Hostiles is a pretty damn good movie. Christian Bale gives a fantastic performance, as does Rosamund Pike and West Studi. The set pieces and filming locations are excellent and give the perfect 'old west' feel to the film.
The highlight though, is the breathtaking cinematography! There are so many long and gorgeous shots. Incredible work in that department.
It drags a bit towards the middle though and the last scene was really cheesy and not what I wanted at all. This would have probably been a 4/5 if it weren't for the ending.
Over all, really cracking stuff. A solid western that deals with subjects like savagery and humanity in a real and compelling way. I recommend it.

Hostiles is an intense, emotional, and beautiful film from the talented director of Black Mass,
Scott Cooper. This is easily one of the most raw and gritty westerns ever made, and Cooper doesn’t shy away from the controversies surrounding the relationship between the U.S. Cavalry and Native American tribes. What culminates from this is gripping drama, centered around years of focused hatred between two very different types of soldiers. Also, Christian Bale gives one of his finest performances ever in this film. He was definitely snubbed by the Academy.

Hostiles is a movie you don’t want to miss.

For a film that pretends to be so progessive and subversive, Hostiles can’t help but fall victim to the all-too-familiar trap of underwritten Native American characters that serve no purpose other than to teach the brooding white protagonist a lesson.

I still would’ve forgiven this if the film wasn’t 2 hours of misery-porn. Or, hell, if it was at least pleasant to look at. Instead, we get a dull-as-fuck color palette and the occasional John Ford homage because why not?

This is like a film school project with a studio budget.

Amazing film with amazing performances. Loved Christian Bale as this character. So good.