The Salvation

Wow and wow really kind of sums up The Salvation.  You don't see a lot of well made westerns anymore, but this is certainly one to behold.  Starring Mads Mikkelsen and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, it's a tale of revenge and justice with a Danish flavored storyline and co-written and directed by Danish director Kristian Levring.  The visuals, use of color, and cinematography are really just amazing and unique, with South Africa used as the location for the American Old West.  Needless to say, the performances by an amazing cast are just as solid as it comes.  The Salvation is certainly unique, but it also deftly gives homage in influence to Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns.  I put this in my Netflix list  a while back because Mads was in this and pretty much anything he's in, he guarantees a great performance. But this went beyond that expectation from the very first scenes.  If you like westerns, you won't be disappointed.