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WesternActionDrama

Surrounded

- Never surrender.

After her stagecoach is ambushed, a woman is tasked with holding a dangerous outlaw captive and must survive the day when the bandit’s gang tries to free him.

Release Date : 2023-04-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Blackhand PicturesMandalay PicturesBron StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer3.16 Productions

Production Country : CanadaUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Letitia Wright

Character Name : Mo Washington

Original Name : Letitia Wright

Gender : Female

Jamie Bell

Character Name : Tommy Walsh

Original Name : Jamie Bell

Gender : Male

Michael Kenneth Williams

Character Name : Will Clay

Original Name : Michael Kenneth Williams

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Donovan

Character Name : Wheeler

Original Name : Jeffrey Donovan

Gender : Male

Kevin Wiggins

Character Name : Curly

Original Name : Kevin Wiggins

Gender : Male

Brett Gelman

Character Name : Mr. Fields

Original Name : Brett Gelman

Gender : Male

Luce Rains

Character Name : Goldie

Original Name : Luce Rains

Gender : Male

Andrew Pagana

Character Name : Andy

Original Name : Andrew Pagana

Gender : Male

Augusta Allen-Jones

Character Name : Ms. Borders

Original Name : Augusta Allen-Jones

Gender : Female

Herman Johansen

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Herman Johansen

Gender : Male

Keith Jardine

Character Name : Pike

Original Name : Keith Jardine

Gender : Male

CM Petrey

Character Name : Tuco

Original Name : CM Petrey

Gender : Male

A.J. Voliton

Character Name : Kid

Original Name : A.J. Voliton

Gender : Male

Ben Painter

Character Name : Rufus

Original Name : Ben Painter

Gender : Male

Peter Diseth

Character Name : Larry

Original Name : Peter Diseth

Gender : Male

Austin Rising

Character Name : Puck Harris

Original Name : Austin Rising

Gender : Male

Nathaniel Augustson

Character Name : Halfbreed

Original Name : Nathaniel Augustson

Gender : Male

Tatanka Means

Character Name : Scar

Original Name : Tatanka Means

Gender : Male

Mark Dalton

Character Name : Posse Rider

Original Name : Mark Dalton

Gender : Male

Brandon Root

Character Name : Posse Rider

Original Name : Brandon Root

Gender : Male

David Manzanares

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : David Manzanares

Gender : Male

Dylan Hice

Character Name : Brogan

Original Name : Dylan Hice

Gender : Male

Tony Sedillo

Character Name : Dakota

Original Name : Tony Sedillo

Gender : Male

Lyle Sandoval

Character Name : Bone

Original Name : Lyle Sandoval

Gender : Male

Dillon Gregory

Character Name : Arrow

Original Name : Dillon Gregory

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-08

When a stagecoach is ambushed by a violent gang of outlaws, it is left to the quiet and unassuming war veteran "Mo" (Letitia Wright) to keep an eye on the captured "Tommy" (Jamie Bell) whilst her colleagues go off in search of a bag of loot that their would-be robbers had already stolen. The wily and ruthless "Tommy" tries all sort of tactics to try and get her to trust him - and to untie him from a tree, but she is no shrinking violet and it is only when his own gang turn up and she faces some perilous choices that he ends up at liberty and she finds herself facing the ultimate fight for survival. It's not really a Western, I think, this film - it could easily work the same in an urban environment. It's a more of an attempt at a more sophisticated story that looks at sex and race in what was essentially a white man's rather harsh world, and Wright fulfils the role effectively for the most part. Bell is also a good actor when his temper is allowed to run wild and has a rawness that's usually quite fun to watch too. Add to that duo the rather menacing presence of "Clay" (Michael Kenneth Williams) and we should have been set for a cracking story. Sadly, though - we don't get it. The build up scenes and character establishment tee us up well, but when it comes to the execution of the gist of the story, the thing just falls away and becomes rather procedural and familiar. The photography works well as does Robin Hannibal's score, but the dialogue all-too-quickly becomes rather mono-syllabically banal and the film simply runs out of steam after forty minutes or so. There is something suitably vindicating about the denouement, but by then I'm not sure I really cared that much any more. It's certainly worth a watch but I found it disappointing.