The Outsider

Shades of Angel & The Badman in this tale of wounded gunfighter Daly turning up at Quaker Watts shack. She takes him in and nurses him back to health, although wary of his quick temper. As he recovers, he is shadowed by her wide-eyed son, in the manner of Shane. Despite the obvious antecedents, this succeeds on its own merits as a rewarding adult Western. The local gang are gunning for Daly, having earlier swiftly dispatched Watts husband, but she finds opposition to her burgeoning love from the leaders of her cult, as Daly goes to town to face the gang. Keith Carradine is the religious leader, David Carradine the doctor.

Hidden gem of a Western

In Montana, 1887, a shootist (Tim Daly) finds sanctuary with a widow (Naomi Watts) & her son, who happen to belong to a Plain People sect. Keith Carradine plays a neighboring elder while David Carradine is on hand as the local doctor.

"The Outsider" (2002) meshes ideas from Angel and the Badman, Shane, Witness and The Scarlet Letter (1995) and is pretty much on par with the best of em in its own unique way. Theres a reverent, beautiful vibe reminiscent of The Last of the Mohicans (1992), just with the setting & tone of the future Forsaken with Donald & Kiefer Sutherland.

Two heavy topics are addressed. One is absolute pacifism vs limited pacifism. The small sect advocates the former while the movie adv...