2016 · action · western · revenge
In a Valley of Violence
Directed by Ti West1h 44m2016
The story of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne and Ellen, who run the town's hotel, help Paul in his quest for vengeance.
Our read: In a Valley of Violence (2016) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded action · western · revenge entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured action / western, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
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