*No spoilers, except whether this film has a happy ending.* This movie bothered me for days. I found it quite good otherwise, frequently charming and disarming, and then, a SHOCK more than halfway through, one of the most tragic scenes I've ever seen. I'm a mental health professional and I've encountered many terrible things in real life, generally I'm pretty thick-skinned but this REALLY stuck with me. My purpose here is to warn those who are tender of heart that not only does this not have a happy ending or positive outcome, many may find it downright disturbing, depressing. The main redeeming qualities of his film are that it's very well-acted and directed, and an extremely astute, frequently brilliant character study. But there's little recompense for or erasing this sad, sad, heartbreaking scene and what led up to it. If you're sensitive you may want to skip this one.
Review of The Homesman
