Summary

The Westernis one of the oldest genres in film history.

Weighed againstour world of exceedingly long runtimes, that’s largely a blessing.

The film features themes of loyalty, betrayal, and survival.

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What is ‘The Outlaws’ About?

Here, they can’t.

It’sa key Western themeboiled down to its essentials, with all the narrative expediency of a six-shooter’s bullet.

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The Outlaws is a movie set in the Wild West that revolves around a group of outlaws who, after a failed train heist, turn on each other in a quest to find the real thief among them. The film features themes of loyalty, betrayal, and survival.

But does it miss?

Effects include paranoia, missing gold, and possible death.'

Additionally, it’s a story so honed that it’s essentiallyonlythe central plot with no bells and whistles.

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‘The Outlaws’ Is Still a Western Worth Watching

There are clear virtues toThe Outlaws.

The Outlawsis, for the most part, engaging.

The Outlawsis now available to stream on VOD in the U.S.

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Eric Roberts wearing a black hat and pointing a gun at the camera in The Outlaws.

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Celeste Wall sits stoically on a train and looks straight ahead in The Outlaws

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