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Let Him Go
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- 2020
- Thomas Bezucha
- 109 mins
- 15
Summary
Thriller starring Diane Lane and Kevin Costner. When their widowed daughter-in-law remarries, a Midwestern couple have reason to believe that she and their grandson are in danger.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Josh Winning
Diane Lane and Kevin Costner didn't get to do much as Ma and Pa Kent in 2013's Man of Steel, so it's a joy to see them reunite for this arresting "western on wheels". A 60s-set adaptation of Larry Watson's novel, the film pivots around long-time married couple Margaret and George (Lane and Costner). They are still grieving the death of their grown-up son when his wife remarries and moves into the remote home of her new in-laws. Worrying for the safety of their young grandson, Margaret and George decide to intervene, with explosive results. Like the best westerns, Let Him Go is all about brittle characters, slow-burn tension and big open spaces, and director Thomas Bezucha uses all three to deliver a film that hums with danger. Lane is extraordinary as the warm, gritty matriarch, while Costner provides a reliably craggy counterpoint, but the film really crackles to life with the arrival of Lesley Manville as a cunning, spectacularly coifed grandmother. It's a shame that her battle of wills with Lane isn't mined further, but the film still proves an elegant, emotional drama that erupts with full-blooded moments of domestic horror.
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rolenameMargaret BlackledgeDiane LaneGeorge BlackledgeKevin CostnerLorna BlackledgeKayli CarterJames BlackledgeRyan BruceBlanche WeboyLesley ManvilleDonnie WeboyWill BrittainBill WeboyJeffrey DonovanMarvin WeboyAdam StaffordPeter DragswolfBooboo StewartSheriff NevelsonBradley Stryker
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rolenameDirectorThomas Bezucha
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Universal Pictures Int (UK)
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2020-12-18
Languages
English | Ukrainian
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Violence.
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