Jane Got a Gun

  • 2016


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34 %
43 % Rotten
$ 3 Million
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Positive Reviews 28
Negative reviews 32
Average Rating 2.4/5
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1.5
Bishop never seems less than dastardly, but the question of whether hes self servingly corrupt or a sociopathic outlaw either doesnt interest the movi .. Av Club
2.8
At times, Jane Got A Gun comes perilously close to staying passive to becoming A Gun Was Gotten By Jane. Av Club
1.5
I dont want to read too deeply into the production shambles behind Jane Got A Gun, although the basics are already known. Den Of Geek
2.5
Director Gavin OConnor (Warrior) doesnt overcomplicate these shots, either. EW
3.1
The problem with the film is that it never quite finds that final spark of inspiration that might have made it worth seeing, let alone producing in th .. Rogerebert
2.0
This Western doesnt have anything terribly wrong with it terrific cast, fine story and acting, appealing scenery but somehow it just never sparks to l .. Common Sense Media
1.5
The Weinstein Company may have unloaded this embattled Western without fanfare, but it should still appeal to genre fans. Variety
2.0
But thankfully, this isnt another historically revisionist, grim dark bleak a thon like, say, The Revenant and The Hateful Eight. We Got This Covered
1.5
Handsomely mounted and mildly engaging, Jane Got a Gun tells a familiar story about the struggles faced by women 150 years ago. Austin Chronicle
2.0
The New Mexico landscape is nicely shot by Mandy Walker and her cinematography, along with some sweeping music by Lisa Gerrard and Marcello De Francis .. Time Out
2.0
But a director can often observe something different thats more interesting! The Guardian
2.5
While the Gavin OConnor directed feature isnt flawless, it has enough to offer for those looking for an intriguing indie western.
1.5
Its hard not to watch the somber Jane without thinking that this is one of those cases where the making of could be better and definitely more fun tha .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Sadly, however, Jane Got a Gun falters its grand potential to the point of mediocrity fairly quickly.
1.5
Whatever feminist angle the film might have once aspired to is lost in its listless shuffle. The New York Times
2.0
Theres hardly a scene you watch without wondering, and doubting, if Ramsay would have done it quite this way. Telegraph
2.5
Bishop never seems less than dastardly, but the question of whether hes self servingly corrupt or a sociopathic outlaw either doesnt interest the movi ..
2.5
Janes troubled past connection to McCann pretends to pass for motivation in a movie doesnt know where to shoot. The Young Folks
3.5
Still, the scene isnt quite enough to completely save the 90 minutes its sandwiched into. Cinema Blend
3.0
Everythings framed tight with high contrast, obscured focal points, and a naturalistic style thats just the right throwback to the good ol days. JoBlo
1.5
Handsomely mounted and mildly engaging, Jane Got a Gun tells a familiar story about the struggles faced by women 150 years ago. Village Voice
3.2
Perhaps greatness was never in the cards for the production, but it manages to stand on its own two feet, with a mournful atmosphere thats nicely hand .. Blu Ray
1.9
A rare misfire within Gavin OConnors otherwise solid body of work... Reel Film Reviews
1.5
The story unfolds in a choppy flashback structure that robs the story of any momentum, theres never a strong emotional connection to the characters an .. News Review
2.0
The female lead gives it fire power, but Jane Got a Gun is far from a crack shot. Radio Times
3.0
This was a troubled production. Scottish director Lynne Ramsay quit days before shooting began and there were late changes made to the cast. In certai .. Independent
3.3
By the time word reaches most interested parties, this luckless sagebrush saga will have vamoosed from the megaplexes. The Wrap
2.5
The strife filled story isnt made more engaging through a lumbering structure made up of flashbacks. News Day
4.5
A gritty womans perspective on tropes of the western genre, a lean action drama that is sparse yet sympathetic, and laconic but simmers with deep emot ..
1.5
But OConnor and his screenwriters cant leave well alone, throwing in overlapping flashbacks, predictable character motivations and drippily sentimenta .. Flim List
1.5
If such a premise sounds prone to confusion, youre not entirely off base. Film Inquiry
2.5
Natalie Portman propels this revisionist, female centric Western that one wishes were better... Susang Ranger
3.0
Jane Got a Gun successfully operates as a Western with its own flourishes of home invasion plot threading and a unique role reversal take on the genre .. Flickering Myth
5.0
The second revelation, as the tale unfolds, is that the unfolding is in fact a collapse.The backstory muddles rather than clarifies the front end, and .. New Yorker
3.2
A fleet, nasty western that feels uncompromising in its violence. The Film Stage
3.0
OConnor once again proves that he can mine femininity just as effectively as he explored masculinity in Pride and Glory (2008) and Warrior (2011). The Irish Times
2.5
Its a self consciously artsy effect in a film that is languid rather than crisply suspenseful or emotionally tense. Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
And Portmans Jane is steelier than all of them, a woman who makes her own hard decisions in a place that doesnt let anyone off easily. Standard
2.2
It doesnt replace the legend with facts; it just replaces the legend with a different, much more boring, much more brown legend. Coles Mithey
3.8
What is here is enjoyable if taken on its own terms, much of Jane Got a Gun playing out with a 1940s or 50s Hollywood lan I found more than satisfying .. Movie Freak
2.5
A more fitting title might have been Jane Got a Gun, But Didnt Get to Do a Whole Heck of a Lot With it in the End. Consequence Of Sound
3.0
A certain casualty of the ever changing vision for this movie, is the lack of a palpable tone and identity, but thankfully theres a certain allure tha .. Hey U Guys
2.0
Not just confusing, predictable and mis sold as a feminist film, the calamity that is Jane Got A Gun is hobbled by the dullest of plots. Mirror
3.1
Bogged down by a somber tone that makes its slight story feel interminable. Three Movie Buffs
1.0
Jane Got a Gun manages to tell a modest you might say highly inconsequential yarn thats not even lightly spiced with ideas, circumspection, interestin .. Lw Lies
3.0
With its grindingly low key tension and unusual perspectives, this Western has a chance to revamp the genre in intriguing ways. Contact Music
0.5
Women, am I right, folks The men do lots of stuff: order Jane around, insult her, and mansplain at every available occasion. Refinery 29
2.0
Even worse is how the movie isnt terrible, so it cant qualify as a hate watch. Killer Movie Reviews
2.0
Its a sound premise thats employed to increasingly underwhelming effect by filmmaker Gavin OConnor, as the director, working from Bill Dubuques meande .. Straits Times
3.0
OConnors direction grips hardest during tense action sequences, but any time Jane hasnt got her gun, the film and its atmosphere deflates. One Room With A View
3.0
The slow burn build up to a final showdown is, of course, a standard Western narrative device, but director Gavin OConnor repeatedly defuses tension b .. What So
1.5
I can easily see a slightly darker version of this film with a less conventional ending, and some studio flak interfering and demanding a more traditi .. Lainey Gossip
2.0
It just isnt anything great or especially engaging worth recommending. The Mary Sue
3.0
That the film even got made and is reasonably competent should be seen as a victory in itself.
3.0
With four credited writers, Jane lacks a strong vision, doing justice to neither the camp potential of its title nor the sophistication of its structu .. Seven Day Svt
3.0
This is a good addition to the female centric movies we have seen of late. Heres hoping there will be more to come. The New Paper
3.8
In the last third, OConnor isnt so much tying up loose ends, as forcing the groundwork for the tidiest ending possible. Qc Times
3.1
This Jane is packing heat, but the films love triangle is ice cold. Hollywood Into To
4.5
McGregor has a blast channelling just a smidge of Blazing Saddles Hedley Lamarr and theres a lovely sullen chemistry between Edgerton and Portman, who .. Spectator
3.5
Natalie Portman delivers the goods in this raw and gritty western. Huffing Ton Post
3.0
Portman makes a convincing frontierswoman as she rides out to protect her home and family. Herald Scotland
3.0
The movie is full of great ideas and even has some strange visual poetry moments, specially when Portman and Edgerton share the screen.
2.5
Finds a rather cunning way to make a brutishly straightforward scenario seem profoundly muddled. Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
1.5
Jane Got A Gun, even with its great moments, isnt more than a discrete, rushed and even cowardly western.
1.5
Jane Got A Gun never really gives any depth to any of its characters.
2.0
Jane Got A Gun has the promise of a strong female leading Western; the by the numbers end result doesnt even barely eclipse the central trios last tim .. Graffiti With Punctuation
1.5
Jane Got a Gun is a serviceable, by the numbers western. Im glad it survived the many obstacles of its production, but Im not sure why the cast and cr .. Nuvo
3.0
The performances the main cast delivers are what stands out most of this film. Portman is believable, Joel Edgerton is not that charismatic and Ewan M ..
1.5
Jane Got a Gun just leaves you wondering, Why isnt it better And perhaps, even, ever so slightly grateful that it isnt worse. Admin Flixster



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