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This was a great western that isn't typical in the sense of the characters. The storyline although typical is good. It does push you to explore the struggle of humanity within to make choices based on their limited knowledge. A must watch, if you are looking something that isn't littered with foul language and nudity. The cinematography was beautiful, and the landscape scenery was very nice. This film also gave a realistic view of what Life after the War for the Buffalo soldier might have been like in a worlds that was still very primitive and at odds. The actors and soundtrack were impressive as well.

Surrounded is a refreshing new Western story that steamrolls the viewer from beginning to end. Letitia Wright is the Lead here and she showcases to the world why she is Lead actress in the business. Letitia has a lot of range and is not just good in Marvel Superhero films. She has been great before Marvel films and has been great after. Surrounded is very gritty and realistic with it's violence/action. There were a couple of times I had to look away because of how real things looked when the bodies started stacking up. The late great Michael K. Williams also pops up in a brief but strong cameo. If you enjoy well acted Westerns then you will enjoy this one. My only con is I wish the villains could have been casted differently. Other then that everything was top notch. Surrounded gets a strong 8 stars out of 10 from me.

Beautiful scenery, fantastic acting by the leads, exciting action and characters you've never seen before. That stagecoach scene was just a ow. Not sure where between the action and frequent changes of dynamics anyone had the opportunity to feel this was slow or dragged. I did find some of the dialogue and conflict a bit confusing when multiple parties were talking at the same time and will rewatch with subtitles for some missing lines. Overall a good adventure that has you on the edge of your seat (literally) rooting for Letitia to make it. Even my husband liked it and we rarely agree on movies these days.

I'm writing this given the limited number of reviews, obviously skewed by those likely associated with the film writing gross exaggerations (worthy of awards etc.) and 1 viewer whose written essentially the same review with a 1 rating three times.

Cinematography is very good, plot has a few good twists that keep up the suspense. For me there were 3 glaring times that essentially "speeches" were awkwardly worked into the dialogue on race, feminism, etc. That really disrupted the continuity and credibility.

On the credibility front the slight female lead proceeds to kill about a dozen men, claims to have been the best soldier in the Union army during the civil war (a war in which physical strength mattered) and at the end chooses to violate the very values she refused to compromise for the entire movie despite great risk and pressure.

It's a mixed bag from my perspective but an interesting watch for a number of reasons.

What's wrong with you people ? Why all the bad reviews?? I found it instead very entertaining, well acted and with a very effective direction. Finally a wonderful and stylish modern western, a tale of suspicion and survival in post civil war New Mexico. Letitia Wright is super cool, Jamie Bell delivers a great performance and it's Michael K. Williams last movie, so what are you waiting for ? The three main characters Mo "Washington", Tommy Walsh and Will Clay have layers of complexity addressing racial and gender inequality, anger, suspicion, trustworthiness and faith that will get out during the memorable stand-off with the notorious outlaw. Despite a low budget and a lot of dialogues that in the central part makes the movie looks like almost as a play, there is a lot of action and firepower that won't disappoint any western fan. The cinematography is superb and the locations are great. It definitely worths to be watched, don't miss it.