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Seraphim Falls (2007)

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Reviews Counted:81

Fresh:44

Rotten:37

Average Rating:5.7/10

Consensus: A brutal, slow-moving drama that unfolds among some great-looking scenery.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for violence and brief language.

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Thriller, War, Theatrical Release, Violence, Revenge, Railroads

Theatrical Release:Jan 26, 2007 Limited

Box Office: $287,772

Synopsis: PIERCE BROSNAN and LIAM NEESON star in Seraphim Falls – An epic action thriller set against the backdrop of the American Civil War. Directed by David Von Ancken (The Shield, CSI) Seraphim Falls... PIERCE BROSNAN and LIAM NEESON star in Seraphim Falls – An epic action thriller set against the backdrop of the American Civil War. Directed by David Von Ancken (The Shield, CSI) Seraphim Falls is a visceral study of revenge and a bloody account of the aftermath of war. Combining the raw brutality of FIRST BLOOD with the mesmerizing savage beauty of COLD MOUNTAIN, this is a film that will leave audiences gasping, and on the edge of their seats. It's been five years since the end of the American Civil War. Somewhere deep within the snowy mountains of the American West a lone figure - Gideon (PIERCE BROSNAN) sits in front of a fire, lost in thought. Abruptly, he is pulled out of his reverie by the echo of a Henry rifle and a bullet puffing into the snow inches from his head. With no time to react another shot rings out. It connects with Gideon's shoulder and whips him to the ground. Instantly Gideon calculates his one chance of survival. To leave everything he owns and run for the cover of the nearby fir trees – his blood leaving a crimson trail in the snow… So begins the thrilling first act of SERAPHIM FALLS, and the final stage of Colonel Morsman Carver's (LIAM NEESON) terrible revenge - to hunt down and kill Gideon, no matter what it takes. There will be many men dead before these two meet face to face, and only then will Carver fully comprehend the full cost of his undertaking. Launched by a gunshot and propelled by rage, the relentless pursuit will take them both far from the comforts and codes of civilization and into the unforgiving wilderness. The emotional conclusion to this odyssey comes after a bloody climax in which both men are forced to confront their past and travel deep within the recesses of their souls. SERAPHIM FALLS - a taut action film, an epic chase and primal battle set in the mythic landscape of the West. [More]

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Anjelica Huston, Angie Harmon

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Anjelica Huston, Angie Harmon, Xander Berkeley, Ed Lauter, Tom Noonan, John Robinson, Robert Baker

Director: David Von Ancken

Director: David Von Ancken
Screenwriter: Abby Everett Jacques
Producer: Bruce Davey, David Flynn
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Studio: IDP Distribution

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As Gideon misses chance after chance to break free from the posse on his tail, you just want Seraphim Falls to end.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
08/24/07
Sun Online

It's hard to find a movie that's as brutal as Seraphim Falls that's also consistently boring, but somehow that's what's happened here.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
01/26/07
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

a rather rudimentary look at vengeance and survival

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/25/07
Chris Cabin
Chris Cabin
Filmcritic.com

... technically solid but dramatically unremarkable ...

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
01/26/07
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press
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This film could have been called 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'

Full Review Source: Kaplan vs. Kaplan | comment Comment
01/30/07
David Kaplan
David Kaplan
Kaplan vs. Kaplan

The edgy pleasure is to be found in the sheer brutality of the chase and the bitter struggle to survive the elements.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
08/24/07
James Christopher
James Christopher
Times [UK]

An unconvincing attempt at an old-fashioned western, Seraphim Falls works best as a chase thriller but falls apart when it tries to harness the mythic power of the American frontier.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
08/24/07
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
Channel 4 Film

When it's all said and done this Western psychodrama is more dumbed-down than giddy-up.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
02/07/07
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

The most ridiculous character was Madame Louise (Anjelica Huston), who appears out of nowhere in the middle of the desert.

Full Review Source: Kaplan vs. Kaplan | comment Comment
01/30/07
Jeanne Kaplan
Jeanne Kaplan
Kaplan vs. Kaplan

For all its manliness, the film works slightly better as a bitter romance gone postal.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
02/03/07
Joshua Rothkopf
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York

Seraphim Falls is a sanctimoniously violent western about retribution and forgiveness with obvious Biblical overtones, references and names.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
12/07/06
Kevin Courrier
Kevin Courrier
Boxoffice Magazine

... it moves along with minimalist efficiency before running out of gas during an overlong allegorical final section.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
01/26/07
Kevin Crust
Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times

This curious Western may set a new world record for out-of-the-blue inanity, which comes winging in toward the end of the picture.

Full Review Source: MTV | comment Comment
01/26/07
Kurt Loder
Kurt Loder
MTV

... moseys along very slowly ...

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
01/26/07
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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Seraphim isn't totally satisfying, even if you're prepared for an arty Western.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
03/02/07
M.E. Russell
M.E. Russell
Oregonian

... Seraphim Falls is a pale shadow of Leone's The Good, The Bad and The Ugly ...

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/26/07
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Eventually feels like a less-gruesome Apocalypto with not much more back-story.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
01/25/07
Matt Pais
Matt Pais
Metromix.com

It's all very impressive looking, but this Civil War-era Western moves at a painstaking trickle.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
09/15/06
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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... well-crafted but unremarkable ...

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
01/26/07
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

Rob Roy pursues James Bond in an old-fashioned Western that’s cripplingly short on action.

Full Review Source: thelondonpaper | comment Comment
08/24/07
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
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