Whilst staying true to genre, it's really not your typical Western. What the film lacks in special effects, it makes up for in slowly unwinding dread and suspense.
It's reminiscent to me of "True Grit" which is the last good Western I saw, there's less about winning in here and more about staying in the game.
Carano's character is incredible. She just about manages to keep on top of vulnerability and impossible odds by remaining intelligent, adaptable and daring. She's the most genuine "strong female" character I've seen in years.
Searcy makes a great job of being a holier than thou but nevertheless bitter and evil villain. I'd have almost understood his anger if I didn't dislike him so much.
My perception of what I was watching changed three times throughout. There's no real twists in the story, but things change as more information comes to light. There's a lot of story development in the film, though things stay very focussed so there's no getting lost.
A criticism from me is that characters lacked urgency in places. Some scenes looked calm, bordering on happy whilst devastation is one bad move away. I think it may have been portraying confident stupidity on one side and staying intelligent in the face of danger on the other, though this aspect translated less than others.
On the whole, I think "Terror on the Prairie" is a better and more honest attempt of filmmaking than most of what I've recently seen. I'll be watching it again once my moonshine's ready.
It's reminiscent to me of "True Grit" which is the last good Western I saw, there's less about winning in here and more about staying in the game.
Carano's character is incredible. She just about manages to keep on top of vulnerability and impossible odds by remaining intelligent, adaptable and daring. She's the most genuine "strong female" character I've seen in years.
Searcy makes a great job of being a holier than thou but nevertheless bitter and evil villain. I'd have almost understood his anger if I didn't dislike him so much.
My perception of what I was watching changed three times throughout. There's no real twists in the story, but things change as more information comes to light. There's a lot of story development in the film, though things stay very focussed so there's no getting lost.
A criticism from me is that characters lacked urgency in places. Some scenes looked calm, bordering on happy whilst devastation is one bad move away. I think it may have been portraying confident stupidity on one side and staying intelligent in the face of danger on the other, though this aspect translated less than others.
On the whole, I think "Terror on the Prairie" is a better and more honest attempt of filmmaking than most of what I've recently seen. I'll be watching it again once my moonshine's ready.