Written and Directed by David and Nathan Zellner (2018)
Starring Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska
Running time 1 hour 53 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for some violence, language, sexual material, and brief graphic nudity

by Sandy DeVito

Sort of spoiler disclaimer: since one of the “major” characters in this film dies about half an hour into it, it’s virtually impossible to write anything about the film without including that. I’m also writing this with a sinus infection. I also didn’t really enjoy watching this film. The basic gist of the plot is: Samuel (Robert Pattinson) tells a drunkard parson (David Zellner, who is one of the directors too) that his ardent love Penelope (Mia Wasikowska) has been kidnapped and he needs to rescue her whereupon they will be married by the parson and live happily ever after. This is all taking place in the dirty, dry and desolate waste of the early American-occupied West.