The Dead Don't Hurt

In about 20 minutes and am already bothered by the fact that his son is gone with no explanation! Come on. We want stories that are believable!

The only negative was the slow pace. Much like life then and there, the plodding made the movie seem long. The characters were fleshed out subtly but effectively. It was refreshing to see a Western that focused on themes other than shoot em up. To the movie’s credit, I was left wondering what would become of our father/“son” team. It was beautifully filmed as well with the varying landscapes serving as co-stars.

Horrible editing. At the start it jumped around so much I had no idea who was who or when it was occurring. I thought Costner’s Horizon was hard to follow then Vigo said hold my beer, I can top Costner for confusion. After 20 minutes I turned it off. Thankfully I did not pay to see this. The trailer was promising but the actual film was a hot mess.

The Dead Don't Hurt is a beautifully contemplative film, a western that is both traditional and unconventional. It's quite an achievement for Viggo Mortensen who not only stars here, but also wrote and directed this fine film. The film is set in the west in the 1860s. It's told in a non linear fasion, but it's never really confusing. Basically it's a story of love set against the harsh reality of the American west. Holger, originally from Denmark, meets Vivienne and convinces her to come with him to the mountains of Nevada. There they plan a life. He is a carpenter and she finds work in a local saloon. But their life is interrupted when he joins the fight in the Civil War. Vivienne has to fend for herself amongst some fairly unscrupulous characters in the local town. This superb film has the feel of a classic western, but it centres the story around a woman. There is still time though for some traditional mean western characters. It looks wonderful and the acting is great. Mortensen is wonderful as usual whilst Vicky Krieps is just superb. This film moves slowly, but it's very smart and emotionally strong.

It's was meh. Dragged on a little . The obvious plot was laid out to early. Well acted and directed though.

Slow moving beautifully shot nonsense. So many ridiculous scenes in a boring 2 hours. In this universe a man can pull a six inch knife from his neck and survive no problem or sneak to within feet of another man on horseback without a rattle of a bridle. Rubbish.

I like that it's a love story that's mostly about seeing the two lovers separated. The movie is sometimes frustrating in the characterization of its supporting character who are thinly drawn and simplistic.

A very good film & story telling by Virgo & Vickie. Not typical American film-making creates issues w some movie watchers. It does take effort & took me 2 viewings to understand it all. I've seen it 4X. If you follow the story you can fill in the narrative but some people can't or don't know how to do that. A western story so people may expect the usual & it does use tropes but story can be set at any time. Immigrants becoming principled Americans & those in power demonstrate corruption. Watch "Unforgiven" "Dead Don't Hurt" & "The Kid".

Stop with killing off the main character in the first 5 minutes......once that happens their is no point to see the flashbacks of a journey of love.

Good character development but too slow of a movie. The bad guy character over acts his part which makes it annoying. No French to English translation. Overall, the movie is just ok. Good for playing in the background while doing something productive.