Granted, I am not really overly keen on Westerns, as there is a heap of dubious movies out there. But I will admit that every now and again then there does come some gold to the surface in the Western genre. But when I sat down to watch the 2021 "Lost Outlaw" movie from writer and director Darrell Mapson, then I wasn't really harboring much of any expectations as I had never heard about it prior to now in 2022, as I sat down to watch it.
And truth be told, then I wasn't really much impressed with the storyline that Darrell Mapson managed to churn out here. The storyline felt too generic and didn't ever manage to get off of the ground. And that made for a rather monotonous and mundane movie experience. So yeah, "Lost Outlaw" wasn't really a particularly great movie.
The acting performances in "Lost Outlaw" were fairly okay for the most parts, so at least that counted for something. I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble here, which is usually something I enjoy in movies. But for some reason that just hardly mattered in "Lost Outlaw", as I didn't get worked up about it.
There are far better Western movies out there, but I am sure that "Lost Outlaw" will provide the hardcore Western fans with some enjoyment. For me, while "Lost Outlaw" was a Western movie, it just lacked that particular Western atmosphere.
My rating of "Lost Outlaw" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.
Plot summary
Back in the old west gold rush era, there is a small mining camp along the river that is being mined by the Chinese but they are run off by a small group of greedy white miners. There is also a group of outlaw brothers, the Red Jack Gang, that are running from the law after robbing trains and banks. They hear about the miners finding gold and end up taking over the mining camp, using it as a place to hide and force a few of the remaining miners to work for them. One of the outlaws, Lucas, meets a woman on the road, she lives in the area with her mom and sister. She is a good Christian woman who develops a friendship with the man who she does not know is really an outlaw bandit. He has an attraction to her and she starts telling him about how walking with Jesus is the right path and that no matter what he has done he will be forgiven and she tells him how. The gang gets upset with him when he takes off without doing his share of the work. They have told him to lay low cause of the law. They start to mistrust him. While following him, they decide to visit the family home and capture the sister, mother and friend retired Sheriff Tucker. There is confrontation with the gang from a bounty hunter that has been tracking them and a Marshal. Lucas is forced to make a choice of which side to take when the gang puts the mother in jeopardy.
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Not a particularly memorable Western...
Horrible
There's absolutely no reason to even make a piece of dog crap like this unless the writer/director needed to launder some money. I was fascinated by how bad it was that I had to keep watching! The acting is horrible, the script is worse, and, I couldn't find one redeeming factor to keep watching! I even tried to see it as the worst comedy ever, but even then, it's just a waste of film!
A Western with it's heart in the right place..
I saw Lost Outlaw at a Theatre. Didn't know much going in. I was pleasently surprised at the Storyline and Acting. Veteran Actor David Novak plays a rare Bad Guy in this Film. He was as always realistic in this Role. Actor Rickey Bird jr plays an amazing outlaw. He was born to be in Westerns. Director Darrell Mapson is also in Front of the Camera and plays a sadistic Outlaw. Actor Jefferey Smith is a Natural as.the Marshal. Smith has a rugged cowboy look and gives a great performance. Shannon Sinclear.and Lisa Rentuor beautiful Damsels in Distress. Would have liked to see more of Veteran Actor Willy Ortlieb as a Bounty Hunter. His mostly Silent means Business Character peaked my Interest. Young lovers and Lead Actors. Claude Ball and Heather. Marie Peterson give Solid Performances. Actor Chad Holman carries the Comedy Relief with ease. Some very nice Locations and a Tight woven Script make this a Solid Western with a Message..