Visually beautiful film and the performances are great, especially from Bale. However, the pace is slow as molasses in the first 3/4s of the movie.

Christian Bale is really good and there are a lot of familiar faces in the supporting cast too. The movie is too long and slow though. There are some tense moments and man, can they be brutal, but there is too much time between them.

very classy movie, beautiful scenery, good acting but overall not exciting enough for my taste

I really enjoyed this movie. Christian Bale was phenomenal. The script had few words for him, but he spoke volumes without saying a word. It truly shows the effects of war on a man's soul and the carnage that affects innocent victims on both sides.

Thought this was great. Don't like how westerns a lot of the time are over-the-top or cliche on various aspects of the time period, whether the hero, Indians or brutality. This movie has some of that, but I thought balanced decently with originality. Christian Bale was very good. Made me wish it was a Netflix original TV series that went on, exploring that world with the same quality as the movie.

A slow boring just talking Western movie..

This movie is Superb!! Great acting and storyline. Tells the story of the metamorphosis of the human condition, And the evil in men's souls!! Not for the faint of heart though, but if you can handle the truth, it will set you free!!

Hey Mom, Dad...rent Hostiles.. pretty decent Western....rents Hostel by mistake...WTF was that?! Bahahaha priceless

Fantastic movie. The scene before the ending scene was amazing, as was the ending scene. The ending scene was perfect, especially with the music. The soundtrack was amazing as well.

A lot of folks commentin' its a slow movie and that there's not much going on... I say it is a slow burn but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot going on. If you were to diagram out all the dynamics going between the relationships of the characters and how that changes during the film I think you'd see an intricate tapestry. There's many call backs to Classic Western films, Stagecoach (1939), Unforgiven (1992) come to mind. I would like to give this film a higher rating and may do so later but a couple of plot points seemed a bit wonky to me ... like if [spoiler] escorting the Chief was so important, why give it to Ross with his background? Maybe I missed that. [/spoiler]... So I gave it an "8" meaning I'd gladly watch it again; it's a film that deserves further investigation, critique and therefore, praise.

Bale is awesome and Wes looks and sounds so unique. I love to watch and listen to him. More of a drama western, some action more of an emotional ride

A strong film with a lot of deep moments with a slow pace and a good job from all cast..