Nicolas Cage

Ryan Kiera Armstrong

Noah Le Gros

Clint Howard

Shiloh Fernandez

Abraham Benrubi

Nick Searcy

Kerry Knuppe

Dean Armstrong

Skyler Stone

Corby Griesenbeck

Eddie Spears

Katelyn Bauer

Craig Branham

Brett Donowho

Adam Lazarre-White

Beau Linnell

Jeff Medley

Joe Pepper

Carl W. Lucas

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed

Frederick Wardell

Sion Michel

Farrah West

Jonathan Saba

Melissa Oteri

Micah Haley

Robert Paschall Jr.

Mehrdad Moayedi

Lauren Litwin

Ness Saban

Bill Bromiley

Jenny Napier

Christian Mercuri

Tessla Hastings

Laura Lovo

Colin Floom

Shanan Becker

David Pomier

Andrew Morgan Smith

Vicki Hales-Daly

Joshua Bunting

Fred Roos

R. Bryan Wright

David Haring

Sasha Yelaun

Ciara Rose Griffin

Western

Drama

The Old Way

Intercut Capital

Saturn Films

Tri-Fold Pictures

EchoWolf Productions

Capstone Studios

United States of America

**_Standard track-down to get justice Western with great scenery and one unique bit_**

After a tragedy, a nigh-psychopathic shop owner in Wyoming (Nicolas Cage) teams-up with his precocious daughter (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) to set things a’right. Nick Searcy plays the head marshal while Noah Le Gros and Clint Howard are on hand as villains.

“The Old Way” (2023) mixes together the openings of “The Outlaw Josey Wales” and “Unforgiven” with the seasoned gunfighter/young girl protagonists of “True Grit,” along with the comic book villains of “Hannie Caulder” and the milieu of “The Missouri Breaks” (southwestern Montana, where it was shot). While it’s on par with “Hannie Caulder” it’s not quite on the level of greatness (or near-greatness) of the others. But it’s certainly superior to relatively recent Trace Adkins’ Westerns like "Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story" and "The Virginian," which weren’t up to snuff.

It's enjoyable to see Cage in a ‘Man With No Name’ role and the little girl is quite good. Meanwhile the scenery is worth the price of admission. Unfortunately, the comic book vibe and some contrived writing make the proceedings seem unreal. Yet the ‘dead inside’ element is interesting along with the corresponding ‘chip off the old block’ angle.

The film runs 1 hour, 34 minutes, and was shot at Yellowstone Ranch in Paradise Valley, Livingston, Montana, which is an hour’s drive north of the border of northwestern Wyoming & Yellowstone National Park.

GRADE: B-

English

The Old Way Clip - I Heard Gunshots

The Old Way Clip - He Cries Pretty Good

Official Trailer