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- 2023
- R
- Saban Films
- 1 h 35 m
- 2023
- R
- Saban Films
- 1 h 35 m
Summary Colton Briggs (Nicolas Cage) is a cold-blooded gunslinger turned respectable family man. When an outlaw and his gang put Colton and his family in peril, Colton is forced to take up arms with an unlikely partner — his 12-year-old daughter (Ryan Kiera Armstrong).
Directed By: Brett Donowho
Written By: Carl W. Lucas
- 2023
- R
- Saban Films
- 1 h 35 m
- 2023
- R
- Saban Films
- 1 h 35 m
The Old Way
43
5.0
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Summary Colton Briggs (Nicolas Cage) is a cold-blooded gunslinger turned respectable family man. When an outlaw and his gang put Colton and his family in peril, Colton is forced to take up arms with an unlikely partner — his 12-year-old daughter (Ryan Kiera Armstrong).
Directed By: Brett Donowho
Written By: Carl W. Lucas
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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29% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
50% Mixed
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7 Reviews
21% Negative
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3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
43
29% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
50% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
21% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
The revenge narrative may be worn rope-thin by archives of forgotten shoot-’em-ups, but Mr. Cage and director Donowho pull enough sub-themes out of old Bud Boetticher movies to inject the kind of suspense and true grit that still works.
This is a revenge Western we’ve seen dozens of times before, and the villains aren’t nearly as intimidating and pitch-black evil as they need to be. The end result is a passably entertaining shoot-’em-up with very few surprises.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 User Ratings
5.0
14% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
76% Mixed
16 Ratings
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10% Negative
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2 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 User Ratings
5.0
14% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
76% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
10% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
A good old fashioned western, it may not be for everyone. However if you like a good western that feels like it have made in the early 1960s check it out.
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(Mauro Lanari)
Watchable but already forgotten.
[Watchable but already forgotten.]
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Ultimately, this is a movie with real personality, about a man coming to realize with no small amazement that he has an actual legacy to pass on — even if it’s a grim one.
The first part of the problem is that Donowho’s competent but uncompelling oater doesn’t have enough fresh meat on its bones to fill out its Western cosplay.
The Nicolas Cage aficionado carries two hopes into each of the 59-year-old actor’s new films. The first – not often met, truth be told – is that it will be good. And the second, failing that, is that it will be mad. Alas, this thin and lumpy western is neither.
That simple quest, packaged in a 95 minute movie, takes forever to play out thanks to one eye-rolling Pause for a Monologue after another.
While it’s true that a certain tepid aspect is common to most B westerns, those of the ’30s and ’40s were made with a baseline competence that The Old Way is woefully lacking.
It was mixed - I like Cage's movies, even some of the crazier/weirder ones and this was not that crazy overall and Cage was good in it too, but some of the plot just looked a bit too dumb, and the dialogue also. Especially the little girl's scenes at some parts, where she pretended to cry and such, just too much cringe (not her fault, but the writers).
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The Old Way has decent technical credits, but it lacks a personality. A western starring Nicolas Cage should be a lot more interesting.
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Everything here is completely serviceable in terms of performance, setting, and action. The script is just the most bland and stereotypical western revenge movie. Nothing original or inspiring in any element.
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bad
[ bad ]
adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.
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It is a Nicolas Cage western movie released in 2023. I decided not to watch his movies anymore, but I couldn't stand it again. But again, the result is disappointing. First of all, it's like the bad guys cartoon typing. Shooting angles are a disaster. Acting is amateurish. Cage has already forgotten acting. His last good movie was "Mandy" in my opinion. It was also a director's success. Cage is now just role-smashing. No acting or charisma. Have someone tell him that he's not being mysterious and charismatic by being blunt. But I will say nice things for that little and beautiful girl. Because he was the only actor in the movie. Whatever role was given, he did more than enough. But the people on the set did not follow this beautiful girl in the shooting and did not take an example.
As for the movie, our guy is a casual man killer. He shoots a man in front of his little boy in a town. It's been 20 years. Our man is married, has a child and is engaged in trade. So he repented. But a group comes and kills his wife. Ours is also breaking an oath for vengeance.
The subject is already familiar. But if the script, shooting and acting were like the man, he would still do the job. But it didn't.
Cage, I expect an explosion from you, but I'm losing hope.
There is no sex or nudity in the movie.
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Production Company
Intercut Capital,
Saturn Films,
Tri-Fold Pictures,
EchoWolf Productions,
Capstone Studios
Release Date Jan 6, 2023
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating R
Tagline Revenge Don't Care Much for the Law
Awards
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
