Deserves more attention...

i would definitely not recommend this film to those fans of the western genre who salivate over films like 'tombstone' and 'wyatt earp'...this is a film for those who love the solemn, solitary beauty of the west, and not to mention, fine filmmaking...the cinematography is fantastic and the soundtrack blends perfectly with long shots of the landscape, truly capturing the isolation that must have been life in the west...one knows very little about the characters, aside from what their actions reveal, and yet somehow they avoid being two-dimensional...there's not a lot of backstory that would force us to develop certain opinions about them...we know as little as possible about who they are but their actions speak volumes about their natures...it's formulaic to some degree: there's the saddle-weary cowboy, his trusty companion, and the woman he left behind...and there the cliche ends...what's left is a stark and beautiful story of friendship, obligation, survival (both emotionally and physically), and loss...

definitely worth a look...