Echoes of War

2015

Action / Drama / Thriller / Western

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 44% · 12 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 44% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 1837 1.8K

Plot summary

A Civil War veteran returns home to the quiet countryside, only to find himself embroiled in a conflict between his family and the brutish cattle rancher harassing them.

Director

Kane Senes Photo
Kane Senes

Top cast

Ryan O'Nan Photo
Ryan O'Nan as Dillard McCluskey
Maika Monroe Photo
Maika Monroe as Abigail Riley
Owen Teague Photo
Owen Teague as Samuel Riley
Rhys Wakefield Photo
Rhys Wakefield as Marcus McCluskey
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951.72 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
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1.91 GB
1920*1040
English 5.1
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1 hr 43 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CokenaSmile 6 / 10

This film has something to say, if you have the patience (and you should)

If you are expecting a shoot 'em up western, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a film that examines the aftermath of the Civil War in somewhat brutal terms and offers a "that was then, this is now," perspective to the average, impoverished white Confederate soldier coming home from the war, this is your film. Editing could have been tighter while keeping the pensive tone. There's some elements of metaphor that should have gone just a little deeper with another draft on the script (who perishes, who survives & manner of disposal). It seems that most apt films about the South are made by foreign directors, starting with Renoir's The Southerner. The Aussie director gets a lot of things right, and for that, I will indulge some of the dialogue and pacing issues. Ethan Embry disappeared into his role, and the film is worth watching for that. Could have done without the graphic bedroom scene early on (not that I'm opposed, just that it wasn't necessary to establish the character as evil), but I'm guessing it was supposed to be a metaphor for how the wealthy barons of the South raped it even after it was no longer the Grand South? If that's the case, then the character is both baron and carpetbagger in one, which is a little odd, but we'll roll with it.
Reviewed by realfandangoforever 5 / 10

Echoes of Greatness

This film keeps you entertained enough to remain waiting, and waiting and waiting. Then, it's over. Not a great product but not too terribly bad either. William Forsythe is the hard-to-like character highlight and the most renowned actor on this film. Not much action but when it does finally come, it may at least surprise you.
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