Hostiles | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

A methodically challenging viewing experience awaits those unprepared for dispiriting bleakness. The harrowing raw violence and melancholic emotions rattle this film’s bones and will remain wearisome for many to embrace.

For all its attempts at dissecting human cruelty, there’s no human core to this story, which makes its 135-minute runtime feel twice as long.

“Hostiles” is unquestionably solemn and dour yet fittingly so considering the subjects it wants to explore.

Cooper's film both embraces and questions the mythology of the West. He underscores the violent past of the United States and yearns for atonement, but then he also relies on many of the same generalizations he tries to dispel.