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DeJardinblum
17Dec11
Not l'amour fou. Inadequate reading of sexual ownership and male dominance, with a few typical western motifs tossed in for good measure. A rape victim is branded as "damaged goods" and is punished for life. A powerful finale as the victim and rapist savagely destroy one another, but then all the man has to do is say "I love you" to remind her of her place. Control enshrined as sentimentality for the impressionable.
toddj
29May10
Despite being overbloated and buying into silly 19th century narrative tropes about "mixed" blood, Jones' ascent of a rocky hill at the end earns the films three stars alone. Imagine Katherine Heigl breaking her nails and likely her fingers too digging into gravel and pulling herself up with nothing but her fingers and wrists.