Seraphim Falls is a violently, articulately anti-war treatise disguised as a Western. It starts with a bang and few false moves mar the nonstop action from then on.

| Feb 21, 2024

A wearisome revenge Western.

| Original Score: C+ | Mar 4, 2016

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 7, 2007

Finally recalls a less convincing version of those of Anthony Mann which managed realism and the mythic without a false note.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 24, 2007

Rob Roy pursues James Bond in an old-fashioned Western that's cripplingly short on action.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 24, 2007

Von Ancken at times brings his debut very close to something grand and memorable.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 24, 2007

Messages, as Sam Goldwyn famously advised, are better left to Western Union.

| Aug 24, 2007

As the story self-destructs, we are left with the majestic scenery, photographed by John Toll, and the pleasure of two good actors from one side of the Atlantic stretching themselves to seem convincing on the other.

| Aug 24, 2007

A very impressive feature debut with this brutal western revenge thriller.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 24, 2007

As Gideon misses chance after chance to break free from the posse on his tail, you just want Seraphim Falls to end.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 24, 2007

The edgy pleasure is to be found in the sheer brutality of the chase and the bitter struggle to survive the elements.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 24, 2007

It may be too ponderous for some, and an appearance by Anjelica Huston as a snake-oil peddler near the end is a touch too surreal, but if you're a fan of Westerns the way they used to make them, you'll be mesmerised.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 24, 2007

An unconvincing attempt at an old-fashioned western, Seraphim Falls works best as a chase thriller but falls apart when it tries to harness the mythic power of the American frontier.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 24, 2007

The chase is on in brooding western Seraphim Falls, with Liam Neeson gunning for Pierce Brosnan across snowy mountains, river rapids and blazing desert.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 24, 2007

An unremarkable revenge/chase western, bolstered by its name cast, matter-of-fact violence and Toll's pristine photography. Eventually a little pretentious - with Anjelica Huston's cameo the nadir - but if you love oaters, it's just worth the time.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 24, 2007

The overweight middle section is repetitive, contrived and, well, boring. But at least the views are spectacular and Brosnan, especially, is likeably quirky.

| Original Score: 3/6 | Aug 24, 2007

A revenge epic it may be, but a rip-roaring rampage it's not.

Full Review | Aug 24, 2007

Great performances, splendid looks, but its grip slackens toward a rather fuzzy finale.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 24, 2007

Enjoyable, frequently tense and superbly directed chase thriller with strong performances and spectacular photography throughout.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 23, 2007

Those who say there's nothing left to be done with the genre hasn't seen this...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 12, 2007