I have a soft spot for Western movies - the genre itself is something I grew up with. Well that and Eastern Martial Arts movies. On the other hand I have been accused of being too nice when rating and reviewing movies. Which I think is mostly correct - with a few exceptions of course. But even if I don't like a movie, I try to see broader view and how it may be perceived.
Having said all that, this movie right here has some really nice production values (considering the budget it probably was made with). Add to that a script that does challenge its actors to perform. And while I understand that some may feel differently and there are moments that might make you cringe, overall that works too.
While it has a lot of dialog (too much I reckon for some),it also goes all the way when it comes to violence (blood) and nudity too. Something to consider one way or the other.
Eminence Hill
2019
Action / Western
Eminence Hill
2019
Action / Western
4.6Plot summary
The year is 1887 and the place is the Arizona Territory. The Civil War is over; but further west, the battle to settle this wild land continues. At the eye of this storm of lawlessness is the notorious Tullis Crew. Out for revenge against twelve jurors who condemned his brother to death, Royce Tullis has left a blood-stained trail of vengeance against those who gave his brother the rope. The last notch to be carved on Royce's six-gun is Isaac Ackerman, the jury foreman. Royce and his cohorts descend on the small homestead, dispatching Ackerman and his wife and kidnapping their teenage daughter, Ruth. With US Marshall Quincy Foster and former US Calvary Scout Carson Garret closing in on them, the gang heads north with an aim to sell Ruth into slavery. After losing their way, however, the Tullis crew find themselves in the small community of Eminence Hill, a town run by a group of deeply pious and fanatical homesteaders who've established what they consider a holy oasis in a desolate land of wickedness. How will a group of blood-thirsty cutthroats be received by those who live by God's Law? Will Quincy and Carson find Ruth before it's too late? Only one thing is certain. In Eminence Hill, nothing is as it seems.
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Soft spot with a lot of blood
Watchable, albeit forgettable Western...
I had the chance to sit down and watch the 2019 Western movie "Eminence Hill" here in 2021, as I stumbled upon the movie by sheer, random chance. And seeing that the movie's cover had Lance Henriksen, Barry Corbin and Dominique Swain on the cover, I must say that I was interested in seeing it, especially because of Lance Henriksen.
The storyline told in "Eminence Hill", as written by Robert Conway and Owen Conway, was actually adequate. It wasn't a movie that had me overly impressed. But I will say that I was adequately entertained by what the movie turned out to be.
However, Lance Henriksen was in the movie for maybe a full minute or so. So having him on the movie's cover was just an awful way of luring people in to watching it with putting a familiar face there. Hey, it worked. I picked the movie up, didn't I?
Director Robert Conway managed to make the movie feel like an old fashioned Western, so that was definitely something that worked in favor of the movie.
While "Eminence Hill" was a watchable movie, it was hardly an outstanding or memorable Western. Nor is it a movie that warrants more than a single viewing. Though I think that for the true hardcore fans of the Western genre, then a movie such as "Eminence Hill" will bring proper entertainment.
My rating of "Eminence Hill" lands on a bland five out of ten stars.
Truly Bad
Trash. Graphic. Funny. It's terrible. Bad acting. Ridiculous plot. Crude at times. It's a challenge to watch it to the end