Unlike many neo-westerns, which bandy hollow notions of ‘civilization’ that play out on the film’s surface, Let Him Go runs a classical plot through a refined image of modern society.

Full Review | Mar 25, 2024

Let Him Go accurately portrays an era that was dominated by men, but it focuses on the roles that women represented back in the 60s. The women that guided and raised a generation of men to become potent leaders.

Full Review | Jul 20, 2023

There is no sentimentality or manipulation about the Blackledges' quest to rescue their grandchild and return them home where they belong. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 26, 2023

A violent tour de force that tells a classic story without unnecessary narrative leaps... powerful and effective. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Apr 25, 2023

Let Him Go is an emotional and engaging Western epic that succeeds due to a stirring script and powerful performances – namely, a maniacal Lesley Manville.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 1, 2022

“Let Him Go” hits all the right chords from its wonderfully low-key early rhythm to its effectively pulpy final third.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 23, 2022

The acting by Costner and Lane is understated and quite good and the cinematography really captures the beauty of the landscapes.

Full Review | Dec 28, 2021

"Let Him Go" is a tense journey, but the scenic drive to their destination is beautiful and adds a brief unexpected tranquility. From the tragic beginning, you're hooked till the very end.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Jun 23, 2021

A serene, disturbing and at times far-fetched film at the end of which the certainty of a possible future appears. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 22, 2021

Kevin Costner and Diane Lane dazzle in a magnificent neo-western feature film. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 9, 2021

It's a pleasure (and a relief) to see grown-up films produced by a large studio in a theater again. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 28, 2021

In the conspiracy of nostalgia [filmmaker Thomas Gordon Bezucha] finds a valuable reflection on generic immobility and the contemplation of the aesthetic past from a place of utmost humility and respect. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 27, 2021

In other hands, the movie could've been an enjoyably pulpy genre piece, but [Costner and Lane] give Let Him Go a real sense of weight, subsequently elevating it to something far greater and more nuanced.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 4, 2021

As tensions mount, so too does one's involvement in the kick-ass lives of this mom and dad.

Full Review | Apr 22, 2021

"Let Him Go" tries your patience at times, but the premise of the film continually cuts through your gut as you place yourself in their shoes.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 16, 2021

One of 2020's 20 best films.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 16, 2021

An increasingly intense and compelling neo-western with a touch of Douglas Sirk about it. (Blu-ray review).

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 16, 2021

Let Him Go is the rare two-hour film that, by the end, feels rushed.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 14, 2021

A Slow Burn

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 10, 2021

It's filled with humble machismo from Costner, impressive range from Diane Lane, and a bonkers role for Lesley Manville. There is more to it than meets the eye.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Feb 8, 2021