This a very sombre and emotionally gritty film. At first glance one might ask; Where is my action packed cowboy movie I expected? Not here. The intense action is internalized by the characters. I was struck by a feeling of realism that is completely lacking in many cowboy/western movie I have seen excluding a select few like Jeremiah Johnson, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, or Barbarosa. Basically no heroics here. Just a man pushed into a corner and having to make a snap decision which ultimately destroys everything he believes in. Perhaps we have all made decisions that we later regretted and only made things worse instead of better. I do agree that the title sequence was a bit misleading as to the feel of the movie. Interesting but too ‘Will Rogers’ like.