What Took Me So Long: I was intimidated by the movies' length.
Why I Saw It: (Club 50) It's an Oscar winner and has one of those titles that is so pretentious that you have to see what it's about. This is one of those weird out-of-nowhere movies. Before this, Kevin Costner was that actor who made all those baseball movies. I'd say it's like George Clooney showing up with Good Night, and Good Luck except Clooney had at least done Confessions of a Dangerous Mind first, Costner was much younger, and Wolves got way more critical adoration. The movie is fairly immersive. By the time it ends there is an attachment to all the main characters. It looks great for a period piece.
Why I Wish I Hadn't: It's just so damn long. Most of the length was there to show us what Native American life was like, which is interesting, but they may have overdone it. There were no emotional beats that were heightened sufficiently to justify the amount of time spent on any character or relationship. I don't want to say that an hour could've been cut out for mostly the same affect. It does feel like it though.
Verdict (?): Weakly Recommend
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