There are films that tow the line between film, and an immersion into a slice of life so true, that you can't help but wonder how close to real it is. "Meek's Cutoff" is one of those. Bruce Greenwood, playing the title character, Stephen Meek, gets a group of three families lost on the Oregon Trail (yes, the one from the computer game) by trying to take a shortcut. Tensions rise, and the travelers become paranoid, and begin to turn on one another. The writing is slowly paced with an almost silent perfection, and the cast is stellar. This isn't a film I could recommend to everybody, mostly due to the all of the comments about how boring they thought the film was, but for the select few who willing to spend the 104 minute run time to see a quiet, restrained film, this one is for you. Manifest Destiny has never felt this raw and honest.
Grade: A
Starring: Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Writer(s): Jonathan Raymond
RT: 104 min
Rating: PG for some mild violent content, brief language and smoking
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