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  Review by demi adejuyigbe 15

  This fucking rocks. Perfect cast, everybody is cool as shit, shot with such a fun flair. I don’t care about the historical revisionism on display, though I do think casting a thin light skinned woman for Mary instead of the bigger dark skinned woman she was known to be- kinda sucks! Not a shock, not a movie ruiner, just a moment of me half heartedly waving an angry cane at a big watertower labeled Hollywood. this shit kicked me on my ass!!! RJ Cyler has always been so charismatic in everything I’ve seen him in, I love the boy. Danielle Deadwyler stole every scene she was in. Regina King…………. call me.

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  Review by davidehrlich ★★★½

  Jeymes Samuel’s “The Harder They Fall” is a dynamite Black Western that doesn’t waste any time putting its cards on the table. “While the events of this story are fictional…” reads the opening scrawl, “These. People. Existed.” The point couldn’t be clearer: This tense, propulsive, and ultra-glossy Netflix oater might lay a thick new Jay-Z track over the opening credits (of a film that he also produced) and assemble an Avengers-worthy team of obscure Black icons from across the entire 19th century into a single explosive shootout, but Samuel has little interest in letting his film be ascribed to fantasy or lumped in with the rest of its genre’s revisionist streak.

  On the contrary, “The Harder They Fall” seems determined…

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  Review by Matt Singer ★★★★

  On top of a terrific cast, an incredible soundtrack, and some crackling dialogue, there’s a couple shots in this movie that I’ve just never seen in a Western before. I can see myself watching this many more times on Netflix.

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  Review by MarMar ★★★ 17

  I hope this doesn't sound gay or anything but God really took his time when he made Jonathan Majors

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  Review by z ★★★★

  all westerns should strive to have a truly sexy ensemble

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  Review by Jay ★★★½

  the bigger they come the harder i fall (for jonathan majors)

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  Review by Karl ★★½ 20

  The Good:
  As always LaKeith Stanfield. He's one of my favorite actors and looks great in cowboy getup. His line deliveries during an excellent train sequence made me smile and pay attention. Overall the cast is stellar. I wish the film matched their presence.

  The Bad:
  The story doesn't warrant a two hour plus running time. After being on board for the first 45 minutes or so I started to lose interest. There are scenes that might have hit more emotionally without a song playing over. The wonderful Zazie Beetz doesn't need a song playing over her as she screams her guts out. If you're going to do it at least use a score a la Morricone. Otherwise it's like…

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  Review by Drew Clark ★★★★½ 1

  This was so unbelievably fun. And legitimately one of the best westerns to come out in the last decade. It simultaneously subverts and embraces the western genre, while being extremely refreshing in presenting itself through a black lens.

  This movie seriously succeeds on all fronts. This fun and suave modern western perfectly tiptoes the line of being both a dark brutal revenge tale and a seriously funny ensemble film.

  The cinematography is extremely impressive and uses many classic techniques of Spaghetti westerns, without ever feeling derivative. The musical score is an awesome mix of Morricone style compositions, reggae, and hip hop. Every actor individually steals the show in every scene. And the action is amazingly brutal and bloody. This is a…

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  Review by fraser

  a black movie not about suffering! just black people doing cool shit! love to see it

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  Review by Jay ★★★½ 4

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  never doubt a dad’s ability to predict and announce the twist 2 minutes into the film

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  Review by Thomas Flight ★★★★½ 2

  I was walking around with a stupid giddy grin on my face for 20 minutes after it ended.

  This is a great time start to finish.

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  Review by anna kendrick lamar ★★★½

  Familiar lyrics, fresh arrangements.