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Granted, I am not really overly keen on Westerns, as there is a heap of dubious movies out there. But I will admit that every now and again then there does come some gold to the surface in the Western genre. But when I sat down to watch the 2021 "Lost Outlaw" movie from writer and director Darrell Mapson, then I wasn't really harboring much of any expectations as I had never heard about it prior to now in 2022, as I sat down to watch it.

And truth be told, then I wasn't really much impressed with the storyline that Darrell Mapson managed to churn out here. The storyline felt too generic and didn't ever manage to get off of the ground. And that made for a rather monotonous and mundane movie experience. So yeah, "Lost Outlaw" wasn't really a particularly great movie.

The acting performances in "Lost Outlaw" were fairly okay for the most parts, so at least that counted for something. I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble here, which is usually something I enjoy in movies. But for some reason that just hardly mattered in "Lost Outlaw", as I didn't get worked up about it.

There are far better Western movies out there, but I am sure that "Lost Outlaw" will provide the hardcore Western fans with some enjoyment. For me, while "Lost Outlaw" was a Western movie, it just lacked that particular Western atmosphere.

My rating of "Lost Outlaw" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.

I saw Lost Outlaw at a Theatre. Didn't know much going in. I was pleasently surprised at the Storyline and Acting. Veteran Actor David Novak plays a rare Bad Guy in this Film. He was as always realistic in this Role. Actor Rickey Bird jr plays an amazing outlaw. He was born to be in Westerns. Director Darrell Mapson is also in Front of the Camera and plays a sadistic Outlaw. Actor Jefferey Smith is a Natural as.the Marshal. Smith has a rugged cowboy look and gives a great performance. Shannon Sinclear.and Lisa Rentuor beautiful Damsels in Distress. Would have liked to see more of Veteran Actor Willy Ortlieb as a Bounty Hunter. His mostly Silent means Business Character peaked my Interest. Young lovers and Lead Actors. Claude Ball and Heather. Marie Peterson give Solid Performances. Actor Chad Holman carries the Comedy Relief with ease. Some very nice Locations and a Tight woven Script make this a Solid Western with a Message..

Some nice work for an Indy western.

Pros - nice cinematography, costumes, story, sets.

Cons- sound, some of the acting, dialogue.

Overall it's a nice watch. Some of the acting is good some not so good. Unfortunately the females all seem to ramble their lines too fast and with little emotion. A couple of the men, the bounty hunter and Lucas are also stiff in their delivery. The dialogue uses a lot of terms that we're not used in the time period, " dad split" is the main one that comes to mind. The costumes look pretty good and the story is easy to follow. The sound seems to come in and out and I swear I heard a car motor start up during the last scene.

But It's a great effort and for a independent movie and a western to boot ( pun intended ), it's worth a watch.

A solid 6+

I enjoyed this movie. Most of the characters were believable and the two older miners were a fun addition to the plot. I especially enjoyed the performances of the two older brothers in the gang, Jack and Quinn, both very believable actors. The preacher, the mother and the US Marshall were also great in their roles. Some of the other characters were a little stiff and that slowed the plot a bit, but over all, it was a worthy effort.

Why make this movie? To wash money or to blow money?

Really bad directing, bad acting , bad script, just bad . Almost as if it was made by some High school kids.

The dialogue is like listening to molases. I had to switch off half way it was so bad.