La critique de James Berardinelli (fin)
All the Pretty Horses is technically proficient. The cinematography, with its glorious landscape shots, offers everything visually that one expects from a Western. The story moves quickly enough that it's unlikely to bore anyone. But a critical element is missing. The characters don't seem real, and their lack of depth makes the entire picture seem more like an exercise than an experience.

With All the Pretty Horses,Thornton takes us on a long, looping trail across borders and through various traditional Western plot elements(such as the shootout) but, by the time we reach the end of the journey, we have no more emotional currency invested in the characters than we had at the beginning. And that's not the sign of a motion picture that hits its mark.

© 2000 James Berardinelli