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This is a slow moving movie about a down and out cowboy that is pretty predictable. There are some plot holes (spoiler) the old cowboy is shot and manages to shoot his attacker in a gunfight. He, although severely wounded heads off on his horse and the next thing we see, the movie is wrapping up as he shows up, fit as a fiddle with a prized horse to claim his sweetheart. How did he get from a remote site in the desert mountains of Nevada with a hole in his chest, to the girlfriend's ranch, what did the Nevada police do about a double shooting with a fatality? We'll never know. The story is supposed to be based on a true story and book. I guess, like usual, the book will be much better than the movie.

Not for one minute am I buying the romance that developed between Henry McBride (John Diehl) and ranch owner Jessie King (Jean Louisa Kelly). The age disparity was one thing, but the back stories of both individuals would have precluded any sort of meaningful relationship. In real life, the age difference between the actors is about twenty years, so it's not totally out of the question, but given the circumstances in the story, not likely.

Like a lot of pictures I've seen lately, much of what occurs in the story takes place in dimly lit or downright dark surroundings where you really can't see what's going on. I get it that certain situations call for atmosphere, but how about letting us see what's going on. Like the scene where Chad (Benjamin Ashbrook) seeks his revenge on Jessie. A rape is implied I think, but the film cuts away before making it definitive. Same thing when Henry has his showdown with Chad near the finale. The full impact is missed because it's hard to see.

There's also a groan inducing moment in the picture when Chad seeks out a buddy for a place to stay. The scriptwriters think they're clever by cribbing a line from a George Thorogood song, as the buddy says he can't stay because his wife is funny that way. If you're familiar with the tune, you'll know Chad's response - "Now you're funny too"!

This story took such a weird turn. The young ranch owner kept saying how the old man reminded her of her deceased dad. I thought surely, with a 35 yr age difference, they're not gonna get together! The fabric store owner would have been a perfect match... so yes, I thought the romance was quite cringy due to the obvious age difference. Basically Jesse was either totally miscast, or the writers should have found another romantic interst for him.

Love,pain,addiction,hate,cowboy stuff,and a good ending if that's your thing .

I'm very suspicious of the reviews here. The movie definitely doesn't deserve the 10s I'm seeing here. The movie is half baked. The actors were fine, but the direction, story, pacing and editing were atrocious.

When the character Jessica gets viciously attacked by the disgruntled ex-ranxh hand, Henry finds him and and punches him a couple times and tell him to get out out of town and never come back. Really that's it? WTF. This isn't the real wild west. Law enforcement should have been involved. The movie was vague whether Jessica was sexually assaulted during the attack. Whether she was or wasn't, Henry should have called an ambulance or driven her to a hospital. Instead he takes her inside and nurses her back to health by bringing her meals by the bed side. Insane. She gets all better and acts like nothing happened. Afterwards, Henry and bad guy have it out, and they ended up shooting each other out in the middle of nowhere. Bad guy presumably dies, and old man Henry has a massive upper chest gun shot wound. The scene immediately after the encounter shows Henry going back to the ranch and living happily ever after with Jessica. Lame. It probably would have taken a very long time to heal from that blast, but Henry us walking and moving around like he had stopped that bullet like Super Man. Also, wouldn't you think there would be a lengthy police investigation regarding the killing? Nope nothing. Just doesn't make any sense. Oh well. I did like the leads even though the age difference is glaring.

Where to start? If you watch the trailer and think, this looks cheesy, but I might still like it, think again. It could've been a good story, but a lot of it was just done poorly. The pacing was poor, the acting delivery didn't do much for the writing. The writing wasn't great. The actress playing Jessie was the most believable. The romance was not believable. The others giving great reviews look like padding to me. A lot of suspicious padding.

The character building, backstory, all excellent. Had me totally engaged. Then it seemed like the movie budget ran out and they needed to wrap it up quick so things started jumping and the flow just stopped. I still liked the movie but the transition around the time he had to go back to pay off the debt is where it lost me.