In the old west, a mother (DeWanda Wise) whose young daughter has hands that literally kill anything they touch. Hooking up with a drunk doctor (Guy Pearce), she takes her daughter across the wilderness to a healer (Bill Pullman) she hopes can remove the curse.
This is a supernatural tinged western that is a nice change of pace. Primarily focused on the characters trek, and fateful meeting with the healer the film uses the western setting as way of making eveything seem fresh. It's a clever move that assures we have interest.
While we can guess how some of this is going to turn out, there is enough here, thanks to the cast which also has Joanna Cassidy, to make this a small gem of a film. To be certain it isn't perfect, but is a great deal of fun and the film had be getting some popcorn early on so I could enjoy it properly.
This is a delight and recommended.
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