Jonah hex

Jonah Hex was a comic western hero from the DC lineup. He was noted mostly for a messed up face. For most of his 92 issue run he ran up against fairly normal foes. He didn't have any super powers outside being just plain rattle snake mean and a dead shot with a gun.

In the movie, Josh Brolin plays Hex. Here, he has his family killed, maimed, and nearly kill by John Malkovitch. He is revived by indians and now has the power to talk with dead people at a touch. This seems like a good power to have for a bounty hunter. He goes on being a bounty hunter and ridiculously armed one (gatling guns on a horse??), and himself becomes a wanted man after a "misunderstanding." Meanwhile, Malkovitch has gone all Dr. Loveless and is threatening the US with a super weapon. Of course only onery Jonah can save the day. Aided by Megan Fox he does so in his own surly fashion.

Josh is a good choice to play Jonah. Certainly I can't fault the production values. The action is good though shot in a bit too much "MTV style" for my taste. I don't even fault them for giving Hex a "super power," it works well within the context of the story. My only real problem is they went all "Wild, Wild West" plot wise. It didn't work for the "Wild, Wild West," and it really doesn't work here. I think Hex as a character would have been better served with a smaller more intense story. Think more "High Plains Drifter." Still, how ofter do you see a horse with gatling guns?

The Night Invites

It's a night for witch's good and bad, real and mythic.  A night of deep shadows and bright stars.  Will you go out that night boys and girls?  Will You?