this Western, is elegantly composed and quietly paced, though the slower beats tend to work against the more predictable bits, as well as its confusing parts; All in all, "The Last Son" is great to look at but not so great to watch
The Last Son finds fresh life in a well-worn genre: Its striking visuals are accompanied by an oddly appropriate score; its occasional narration is winsome in a way that Westerns do best and its evocation of an endlessly mythologized era feels authentic