The Last Manhunt

Whoever marketed this film needs to be reprimanded. This film has all the hallmarks of old classic storytelling. Slow paced retelling of historical dramas. With Arthouse direction and raw cinematography. It wasn't a masterpiece. But it wasn't supposed to be either. It was a gritty Period Drama.

This films posters have Momoa front and centre and I think that did it a disservice, he cameo'd in a film he co-wrote and that's about all. And the story was served by that decision. It was supposed to be about the story and not a Hollywood lead.

Go into this film expecting a Romeo and Juliet type tragedy and you'll be set. This is not about action, it's about contemplation. In many ways it serves as a neat last rites to the dying Wild West.

Well 8 bc i liked the movie but i felt something is missing. Maybe a bit more action or more dialogue with boy's grandma or with tribe? As a European, I enjoyed it. Desert, native Americans, cowboys are unfamiliar for us so western movies are pretty interesting. The scenery was amazing, the movie is slow with few dialogs but its ok for me. Its western. The cast was solid and I liked the atmospheric scenes too. Jason had only 3 scenes indeed but I didn't mind that either. We need more movies like this. This movie hasn't much action so I recommend to people who want to watch a beautiful /dramatic story......

The whole treatment of this re-telling of the fact-based Willie Boy story is too minimalist to fully engage the viewer. If I had not had prior knowledge of the story it was trying to tell I'd have given up a short time in (in fact my audience did). The style is impressive with fine visuals and settings, but the screenplay just seems to get lost in itself and leaves the viewer struggling to remain involved.

While the earlier late sixties version (Tell Them Willie Boy is Here) is not that much better it at least does a better job of keeping the story elements on track. Maybe there was not that much of a story here to cover a feature movie - a documentary could have been better.

I can understand some of the other reviews if this is the first time you've heard of Willie Boy. First of all the scenery alone was awesome and genuine. Having lived by Gilman Ranch and hearing of Willie Boy in 1991, reading Mr. Lawton's book, then watching the previous movie, it was so refreshing to see this story told from a native point of view. I appreciated the fact the characters were not based on fiction but on what limited facts have survived, even if that hindered character development. I would trust oral histories passed down through generations before news reporters concocting yet another fairy tale. It's about time!

IN A NUTSHELL: This dramatic movie is based on true events from the oral history of the Chemehuevi Indian tribe of California. It was written by Thomas Pa'a Sibbett, and directed by Christan Camargo.

The story takes place in the early 1900s Wild West. Willie Boy falls in love with Carlota from the Chemehuevi tribe despite being forbidden to be together. A fatal incident forces the young couple to flee the only place they know as home.

This is a remake of the 1969 movie Tell Them Willie Boy Was Here based on the novel by Harry Lawton. The story was first filmed in 1911 as a short called The Curse of the Redman.

THINGS I LIKED: The cast does a great job and includes Martin Sensmeier, Mainei Kinimaka, Zahn McClarnon, Tantoo Cardinal, and Jason Momoa.

Beautiful musical score.

We get to visit Joshua Tree in California.

It's cool to see various desert survival skills that the Indians use.

Lovely cinematography.

In the end, we get to see photos of the real people involved in the events.

We see the consequences of revenge played out in various ways.

THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE: Fans of Jason Momoa have to wait 30 minutes before he appears in the movie. After that, we rarely see him in the movie. Using his name and image to advertise the movie is a bit deceiving and will frustrate Aquaman fans.

The movie is very slow-moving.

We don't get to know many of the characters involved. Some of them seem easily interchangeable.

Some of the crew were illegally fired twice during the filming of the movie. Rumor has it that the working conditions were terrible and even dangerous.

TIPS FOR PARENTS: Some profanity Lots of gun violence Hand-to-hand combat Various weapons We see some dead and bloodied bodies.

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