moviehawg59

I just don't get it! When I go to see a movie, all I want is to be entertained. With this movie, that is EXACTLY what I got!

I mean, Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Michael Fassbender, a little bit of Michael Shannon and Lance Reddick, a tad of Aidan Quinn, and, as much as I HATE to say it ... even an entertaining Megan Fox! What more could you ask for?

The premise of the movie is Jonah Hex (Brolin) getting on the wrong side of Quentin Turnbull (Malkovich), and paying VERY dearly for it. Seems Turnbull didn't like the outcome of the Civil War, and he wants EVERYONE to pay for it (especially Hex). Great comedic moments ... and great "gadgets"!

Please don't pay attention to the bad reviews! It IS a fun movie!

I really, REALLY wanted to like this movie. It had my kind of description, my kind of look and feel, and ... my kind of story. Several of the actors are competent, (not many, but several), and, on THIS budget (which appears to be about 59¢), the director did a "passable" job. Now, don't get me wrong ... I really love when a director has to make a shoestring budget work (i.e. George Romero).

Not to give anything away, but, when lead character Tomás is rescued from death in war and becomes a photographer of the dead for poor families in the early 1900's Europe ... I got excited! THAT plot line had a lot of possibilities. Tomás goes to a small, war torn village to photograph family members with their dead, in really kind of "macabre" family portraits, and the hijinks ensue.

Look for little Anna, Tomás's village "helper", who also does a credible acting job.

While giving nothing away, I have to say this (in my opinion) is one of the funniest/most entertaining episodes of the series.

From the beginning, and the discussion of the skull ... to the discovery of "Noddy Comet" and some of the reasons Sweets chose his line of work ... it just hits on all cylinders. I know about all the arguments/discussions over the "Metal" music culture, but let's all face it ...most of the procedurals can never get music and all its subcultures right. But, as long as it remains entertaining and holds my attention, I am okay with it.

Do yourself a favor ... watch it all the way through, with no preconceived notions, and I don't think you'll be disappointed.