Sorry, this movie sucks

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

As we come to the inevitable conclusion of Jane Got a Gun, the overriding thought which permeates me brain is "why"? Inherited by Gavin O'Connor (Warrior, Miracle) after the original director Andrea Arnold hightailed it to greener pastures, one wonders what was in this revisionist western storyline to attact all involved. Even 90's trash like Bad Girls had women doing something but this oater still eschews a woman needing a man to get the job done. Westerns from the 50's may've been simplistic but they laid the foundation of what this slight story can't get right. The stunt casting of Star Wars prequel actors Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor & Joel Edgerton ("Hello my name is Owen & this is my hetero-life mate Beru.") can't elevate the superficial tale from the terrain it came from. Skip it!

Jane got a gunThe performances by the leads in this movie allow it stand a little taller than your run of the mill western. Never the less this picture is just that, run of the mill, ordinary, nothing to write home about. The story of Jane (Natalie Portman) who asks for the help of her former lover to protect her shot up husband from some nasty men. It's a simple premise but not that well delivered. Ewan McGregor plays a convincing villain with what little screen time he has. As does a rather undernourished Boyd Holbrook. Joel Eggerton proves once again he's every bit the leading man but no amount of on screen talent can raise this movie above the norm. The whole picture seems rushed and as if many a scene was most likely left on the cutting room floor. This film runs lean at 1hr 38mins and you get the sense that there's been some meddling here and there. McGregor's underdeveloped character warrants this as does the flash back scenes which are merely inserted to help at least give the audience an inkling of what's gone on. Jane got a gun isn't a bad Western but in today's world where they are few and far between it hasn't much competition to compare it against.

"Unforgiven" meets "True Women." The worst thing about this movie is the title. The implication is that, once her husband went down, Jane grabbed a gun and did a lot of her own fighting, but as shown by the altercation with the cretin in the back alley, she needed more help even though she was packing heat. The movie can't decide if it's mainly Jane's story, or that of Jane and her former fiancé, Dan Frost, teaming up to protect her wounded husband and defend their hardscrabble ranch against a band of demented desperados. Considering the trouble this film went through in its opening days of production, with the director quitting and new actors having to take roles when others dropped out, you can see why Natalie Portman (who co-produced it) had such a sour expression most of the time.

So it is rated currently in Oktober 2016, for a 5.8... Why so low?! I have seen many, many movies. This is a gem!!! Go see this brilliant movie for yourself. And do write a review. This western has beautiful filmed scenes, great Dolby, a-specific western, because a woman is in the lead with guns! Great acting and directing! So could it be that the low ranking has to with the self declared professionals review writers, has difficulties to pace up with a modern western with a lady in the lead? Or what? I recommend to see this great modern western to all you movie lovers, and judge for your self. You won't regret it!