Godless

Netflix Original TV Mini-Series Review: "Godless".  The critics rated this an 88% and users a 98% with an IMDb rating of 8.4/10. Rated R for nudity and violence.

Notorious criminal Frank Griffin (JeffDaniels) and his gang of outlaws are on a mission -- get revenge on Roy Goode (Jack O'Connell), a former protege who betrayed the brotherhood. On the run, Roy seeks refuge in isolated mining town La Belle, N.M., where he lives with Alice Fletcher (Michelle Dockery) , a hardened widower and outcast who lives in the female-dominated town of Le Belle, New Mexico, which recently lost many husbands and fathers to a horrific accident.. When word reaches La Belle, which is governed mainly by women, that Griffin is headed there, the residents of the town band together to defend against his murderous gang.

If you love Westerns, you are going to love Godless.  If you don't love Westerns, you are going to love "Godless" anyway. Just check out the critics and users percentages!.  This is a limited mini-series with 7 one hour episodes that's really that great.  As I was watching this it felt to me, like a Cowboy Western version of Saving Private Ryan, which I considered one of the absolute best war movies made.

The film has beautiful infinite landscapes and so many fascinating characters that you’ll change your mind every five minutes about which one is your favorite, "Godless" is an amazing modern addition to the genre that’s simultaneously classic and traditional in all the right ways. It’s a thoroughly American piece  that depicts the strength, determination and true grit of those who conquered the wild west. "Godless" is a true purebred. It’s got gun battles and galloping horses, sweeping shots of wide open spaces and climactic showdowns in the middle of dusty main streets, and bad men preying on decent ones as well as righteous men chasing down the wicked.

What distinguishes this western movie from the others is the way it draws on those familiar tropes while folding in a narrative that also deals with race, sexual orientation, and, most pointedly, gender, in addition to more typically Western themes of honor and resilience. In many ways, "Godless" is a lot like your grandfather’s Western. But it also speaks to your mom and your sister and your best girlfriend, and makes sure to hand them a fully loaded rifle while it’s at it.

This mini-series is quick and easy to binge through.  I loved every episode and was really pleased to get the whole story in 7 episodes and not 7 seasons....lol