‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Review: Viggo Mortensen’s New Western Is a Gem

The Oscar-nominated actor wrote, directed, and stars in “The Dead Don’t Hurt,” a gentle, plaintive Western that proves the genre’s enduring vitality.

While the 21st-century movie landscape has, to date, been dominated by superheroes, sequels, and animated fare, Westerns never go totally out of style. Offering battles between good and evil, right and wrong, that speak to issues of sacrifice, resilience, selfishness, regret, treachery, duty, individualism, and togetherness, they’re rugged vehicles for timeless American themes, and all of those concerns are in strong supply in.

It’s not long after their first meeting that Holger shows Vivienne the dusty and unimpressive abode and land that he calls home. Despite its general dreariness, epitomized by its lack of flowers , Vivienne moves in and sets about transforming it into a suitable residence for them both—a mission aided by Holger, a taciturn man whose fondness for Vivienne is unmistakable and highlighted by his acquisition of materials for a garden and a barn.

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