The film "Bone Tomahawk": reviews, actors and roles

There are films about the premiere of which they talk long before they appear on the screens, but as a result, the audience is often disappointed - the expectations do not justify the final result. And there are pictures that no one knows until the date of their release, but they suddenly turn out to be a real fresh breath of air. Such a film is a western-horror "Bone Tomahawk", reviews of critics and viewers are very impressive.

Director of the picture

The creator of the painting, S. Craig Zahler, who acted immediately as a screenwriter and director of the tape, is a dark horse in the world of cinematography. On his account participation in only six projects, most of which are short films. The most significant work Zalera was involved as a screenwriter in the thriller "Incident". The film "Bony tomahawk" became his directorial debut. The picture received rave reviews from critics. But more on that later.

Zaler is an interesting and versatile personality. He is a writer, writer and musician. Four of his novels have been published. According to the last of them, the director of the film "Bony tomahawk", reviews of which almost all are positive, writes now the script of the new Western "Robbers from Rattleborg". The plot is based on the story of two cowboys who came to the Indian settlement. They offer assistance in the return of the bandit kidnapped daughter of the tribal leader, and in return they ask the Indian shamans to cause a "storm of rain" with a strong storm in a certain place. Zaler is a real master of the pen, scrupulously writing out portraits of his characters. As a result, readers begin to perceive book characters as their friends. This method works in the movie "Bone tomahawk" ("Bony tomahawk" in Russian).

The choice of the genre is a big part of the success of the picture

Westerns were unusually popular in the middle of the last century, but then gave way to such genres as thriller, horror and gangster films. For his debut work, Zaler chose exactly the half-forgotten old western, and he did not disappoint. The film "Bone Tomahawk", reviews of which can be read further, is still different from the classic westerns - the director was not afraid to add to it a fair dose of very bloody realistic scenes. The result was a devilish western cocktail with elements of horror.

Brilliant cast

About each artist and his role in the film "Bone Tomahawk" in 2015, we'll talk separately, but it is worth noting the fact that very few known to this young director was able to collect a magnificent cast: Kurt Russell, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins and Patrick Wilson excellent Played together. Each of them got a textbook, but a vivid image - an experienced sheriff, a philosophical elderly aide, an aggressive bounty hunter and lame cowboy, a jealous wife jealous of everyone who approaches her.

Work on the picture

To try his hand at the production of script writer S. Craig Zaler planned in 2012. Then Timothy Oliphant was to be in the film. A year later, Kurt Russell agreed to participate in the project. Matthew Fox and Patrick Wilson joined the cast in 2104. In the same year, the shooting of the film began. They were to be held in Utah and New Mexico, but eventually the film was shot in Malibu, Paramount Ranch National Park. An interesting fact: the picture managed to finish in record time - in just three weeks.

The plot of the western horror

The film takes place in the late XIX century on the border between Texas and Mexico. Two bandits, Purvis and Buddy, kill the travelers on the prairie and clean their bodies and things. Hearing the noise, they hide in the gorge. In it, they find frightening totems created from bones, including human ones. Soon they wander into the Indian cemetery and are attacked. Buddy is killed, and Pervis manages to escape.

After a while he appears in the small town of Bright Hope, where the orders are supervised by Sheriff Franklin Hunt and his two assistants. One of them, an elderly Chicory, tells the sheriff about a suspicious stranger, and Hunt arrests Pervis, after having shot him a leg in an attempt to escape.

The assistant is assisted by a local doctor's assistant, Samantha O'Duir. She stays in the sheriff's office for the night, worried about the condition of Persis. The second assistant of the Hunt protects the bandit - Nick.

At night, the town is attacked by Indians. The groom is killed, and Nick, Samantha and Purvis are kidnapped. From the local Indian people learn about a tribe of Indian cannibals, whom the rest are afraid of and avoid meeting with them. Khan gathers people to save the kidnapped, but only four people agree to go on a rescue expedition. They will have several days of hard work and a meeting with a dangerous and cruel enemy.

The motives of the four people who went to the suicide rescue mission are interesting. Sheriff Hunt, with his face as impenetrable as a century old oak, heads the squad because he simply must do it. He's a sheriff, and no one can do his job. Elderly Buddy's assistant is ready to follow the boss to the ends of the earth, and Hunt can not help it, although he understands that the old man is a burden. John Brooder goes with everyone to take revenge on the Indians for his broken life, and the cowboy Arthur O'Duir is ready for anything to save his beloved wife. Each of the four has weaknesses, but at the most crucial moment all of them are capable of displaying great willpower.

The reaction of critics

The film in the genre of Western-horror "Bony Tomahawk", reviews of which critics and spectators were unanimously positive, was filmed for a surprisingly modest budget by the standards of blockbusters of recent years - about $ 2 million. The tape went into limited rental, which did not prevent it from becoming a bright premiere and deserve the high praise of film critics. The picture was awarded several awards.

Western-horror "Bony Tomahawk": actors and roles

Kurt Russell as Sheriff Franklin Hunt

During his long career, the actor appeared in front of the viewer in different ways. Most of all, he remembered his roles in the many fantastic fighters of 1980-1990. The most famous works of Kurt Russell - cyberpunk "Escape from New York", the horror "Something", the thriller "Proof of Life" and the detective western "The Ghoulish Eight." The best roles of the actor are connected with the films of Quentin Tarantino. The filmography of Russell's most interesting and successful paintings has now been replenished with the horror of "Bony Tomahawk". The actors who took part in it made up an excellent line-up of talented performers.

Sheriff Franklin Hunt is a calm and laconic person, who has seen and prefers to solve problems peacefully. But this does not mean that he is not capable of active action. If the situation requires it, he is ready to risk his life without delay to save the people, whom he is obligated to protect as the sheriff of the city.

Matthew Fox as John Brooder

The actor was widely known for his participation in the series "Staying Alive". His character, John Brooder, is a dude and racist, avenging the Indians for the death of their loved ones. At the same time, he is a gentleman and without hesitation is called to help the sheriff in search of the kidnapped Samantha O'Doyer.

Richard Jenkins - assistant to the sheriff Chicory

The actor mainly plays a supporting role and the most famous painting with his participation is the film "Visitor". For the role in it, Jenkins was nominated for an Oscar. In "Bone Tomahawk", his character is a widower devoted to the sheriff, who loves to philosophize.

Patrick Wilson as Arthur O'Doyer

The most famous films with the actor's participation are the horror "Astral" and the fantastic action movie "Keepers".

Arthur O'Dwyer's cowboy in Wilson's performance is deceptive softness. When the companions of the cowboy because of his broken leg are forced to go forward, pointing the road to him with stones, he does not give up, but shows great will, striving persistently for the rest to save his wife.

Interesting facts about the picture

Kurt Russell read one of Zaler's books and referred to him as a very talented writer. This actor's phrase was placed on the back cover of all subsequent books by the director and screenwriter "Bone Tomahawk".

For actor David Arquette, this is the second western about cannibals, in the filming of which he took part. The first was the picture "The Ogre."

The script for the film Zaler wrote in 2007, and the final version of the western was taken from the first version of the manuscript.

Conclusion

The film "Bone Tomahawk" in 2015 is a terrible, strange and beautiful western with elements of horror about the confrontation between cowboys and cannibalistic Indians. A strong and powerful picture with a strong script and well-played actors - a rarity in the cinema of recent years. It is certainly worth watching, but with one condition: if the spectators have strong nerves and stomachs, since many scenes of violence are shot extremely realistically.