A young Scottish man travels across America in pursuit of the woman he loves, attracting the attention of an outlaw who is willing to serve as a guide.
Maclean has made a Western of such confident ease that it’s hard to believe this is the director’s first feature film.
Poetically penned, and gorgeously shot by Robbie Ryan, it delivers ragged, rugged beauty as it gives life's cruel ironies a welcome lick of wit.
Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit-McPhee star in a tense tale packed with strange twists and turns.
John Maclean's mini-epic combines lyricism, humour and violence.
What an ambitious and well-executed debut this is.
Musician-turned-director John Maclean strikes gold with this haunting mix of genres in the old west.
A quirky western that won’t appeal to everyone, Slow West has a mood and style that I found captivating, and a mystical quality emphasised by the unrequited love story at the heart of it.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
Cameo, Edinburgh from Friday July 10, 2015, until Thursday July 23, 2015. More info: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Friday July 31, 2015, until Thursday August 6, 2015. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com
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