Rent In a Valley of Violence (2016)
3.1 of 5 from 140 ratings
1h 39min
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- Synopsis:
- Ethan Hawke stars as Paul, a lone drifter who wanders into the forgotten town of Denton, Texas - dubbed by locals as the "valley of violence". There, he picks a fight with the wrong man, Gilly (James Ransone), the troublemaking son of the town's unforgiving marshal (John Travolta). As tensions arise between Paul and Gilly, an inevitable act of violence starts a disastrous chain reaction that quickly drags the whole town into the bloody crosshairs of revenge. Only the world-weary marshal struggles to stop the violent hysteria, but after a gruesome discovery about Paul's past... there's no stopping the escalation.
- Actors:
- Ethan Hawke, John Travolta, Taissa Farmiga, James Ransone, Karen Gillan, Toby Huss, Tommy Nohilly, Larry Fessenden, Michael Davis, James Cady, Burn Gorman, Kevin Harrison Sweeney, Jumpy, Jeff Bairstow, James E. Lane
- Directors:
- Ti West
- Producers:
- Ti West, Jason Blum, Jacob Jaffke, Peter Phok
- Writers:
- Ti West
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 06/03/2017
- Run Time:
- 103 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Latin American Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing, French, German, Latin American Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Behind the Scenes Of "In a Valley of Violence"
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Reviews (5) of In a Valley of Violence
Western Cliche - In a Valley of Violence review by NO
Predictable plot with usual cliches but quite enjoyable. Fr om the scenery point ,they obviously did not spend much money.It could almost
have been done on the stage.I do not know Ethan Hawke but he fitted the character & Travolta is always worth watching.
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A treat for western fans - In a Valley of Violence review by Alphaville
Despite a poor opening, this is a top-drawer loner-seeks-vengeance western. Like John Wick in the Wild West, our loner hero (Ethan Hawke) is lumbered with flashbacks and a dog that understands everything he says to it – a stagey device to allow the viewer to know what he’s thinking. Happily matters improve when baddies rightly take umbrage with the mutt and give Ethan cause to advance the plot and begin his revenge spree. Not before he explains all this over the dog’s grave, of course.
Although there’s too much time spent anthropomorphising the animal as if it were Rin Tin Tin, the excellence of the film’s second half surprisingly turns it into an irresistible western, rising to an exciting climax laced with deadpan humour. Even John Travolta as the town marshall Ethan is up against puts in a solid shift for once, and there’s an appealing dynamic with the teenage hotel keeper (Taissa Farmiga) who takes a shine to the loner in town. A spaghetti western vibe adds to the fun, especially in the opening titles and in Jeff Grace’s iconic score, paying homage to Morricone.
Once it gets going, this is writer/director Ti West’s best film yet and, if not reaching the status of classics such as Unforgiven and Open Range, proves that a good western can still hit the spot.
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The awkward cousin... - In a Valley of Violence review by Schrödinger's Cake
You know how when you meet someone for the first time, and within a few minutes they start to be annoying because they’re trying a bit too hard? That’s this film.
It wants to be a grindhouse, spaghetti-western, full of cool, quotable lines, but it ends up just being an awkward cousin. So, as much as you want to give it a chance and to try to like it, you spend most of the film with one eye on the clock waiting for the credits to roll, so you can escape the wall of awkwardness.
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Critic review
In a Valley of Violence review by Adrijan Arsovski - Cinema Paradiso
In a Valley of Violence is a straightforward tale of intrigue, treachery, betrayal, hero perseverance, and some other qualifications typical for most spaghetti-westerns of history and today. This isn’t to say that In a Valley of Violence is bad; it’s rather an enjoyable flick that offers plenty of action, thrills, and character drama that will keep you captivated in a satisfactory manner up until the credits finally roll. And when they do, you will not be disappointed, nor otherworldly elated – but rather happy that you didn’t pay a ticket for a film that possibly could’ve been worse.
This flick is directed by Ti West (also known for horror indies Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, The Inkeepers, and The House of the Devil), which tries his best to pull off a successful western carried on the shoulders of giants (3:10 to Yuma, Unforgiven, Tombstone). In a Valley of Violence also stars rejuvenated movie stars Ethan Hawke as the former heartthrob whose time is up named Paul and John Travolta portraying the perpetually charming but deadly Marshal in a role that would possibly single-handedly re-kindle his Hollywood endeavors at last (or so we would hope to be the case). In fact, despite being clichéd to death, these characters are very fun and interesting to follow.
Right from the get-go, it’s abundantly clear that Ti West helms the movie in a fashion resembling the old spaghetti westerns. There is nothing new here both in execution and narrative ideas and that’s perfectly fine since In a Valley of Violence doesn’t pretend to be something it’s not. The only (and main) difference that sets apart this newer western piece from its predecessors is the heroic journey. In particular, at first the hero avoids confrontations and conflict and just wants to be left alone. Also, the hero is nowhere near that title: he doesn’t deserve it because he’s a coward and an army deserter who left his family without the slightest sign of regret. An anti-hero basically. The villain you ask?
Well, the villain is portrayed as an idiosyncratic merge of two-thirds righteous man and one-third… actually I won’t greenlight myself into spoiling the whole experience, so I’ll stop right here.
In a Valley of Violence is an overall fun western movie that offers a lot of action thrills, with some quality drama sprinkled all throughout the film that make it that more enjoyable as well. The plot is very basic, but so is life: you’re born, you grow old, and you eventually kiss your life goodbye. To this extent, it can be said without a doubt that In a Valley of Violence imitates life to its smallest, bizarre details, period.