Patrick Beatty ABC4 Utah Jul 23, 2025

It’s a hard-hitting drama, super suspenseful, and it really goes places.

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Francesca Steele iNews.co.uk Dec 10, 2024 4/5

This is as much a portrait of a marriage, as it is a slow-burn thriller about custody, and it is every bit as tender as it is tense.

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Thomas Quist Vague Visages Mar 25, 2024

Unlike many neo-westerns, which bandy hollow notions of ‘civilization’ that play out on the film’s surface, Let Him Go runs a classical plot through a refined image of modern society.

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Akos Peterbencze Vulnerable Man (Medium) Jul 20, 2023

Let Him Go accurately portrays an era that was dominated by men, but it focuses on the roles that women represented back in the 60s. The women that guided and raised a generation of men to become potent leaders.

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Marcelo Stiletano La Nación (Argentina) Apr 26, 2023 4/5

There is no sentimentality or manipulation about the Blackledges' quest to rescue their grandchild and return them home where they belong. [Full review in Spanish]

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Zoë Rose Bryant Loud and Clear Reviews Sep 1, 2022 3.5/5

Let Him Go is an emotional and engaging Western epic that succeeds due to a stirring script and powerful performances – namely, a maniacal Lesley Manville.

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Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Aug 23, 2022 4.5/5

“Let Him Go” hits all the right chords from its wonderfully low-key early rhythm to its effectively pulpy final third.

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Nick Boyd Battle Royale With Cheese Dec 28, 2021

The acting by Costner and Lane is understated and quite good and the cinematography really captures the beauty of the landscapes.

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Susan Kamyab This Chix Flix Jun 23, 2021 A-

"Let Him Go" is a tense journey, but the scenic drive to their destination is beautiful and adds a brief unexpected tranquility. From the tragic beginning, you're hooked till the very end.

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Ezequiel Boetti Otroscines.com Jun 22, 2021 3.5/5

A serene, disturbing and at times far-fetched film at the end of which the certainty of a possible future appears. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Víctor López G. Espinof Jun 9, 2021 4/5

Kevin Costner and Diane Lane dazzle in a magnificent neo-western feature film. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Andrea G. Bermejo Cinemanía (Spain) May 28, 2021 3.5/5

It's a pleasure (and a relief) to see grown-up films produced by a large studio in a theater again. [Full review in Spanish]

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Javier Acevedo El antepenúltimo mohicano May 27, 2021 3/5

In the conspiracy of nostalgia [filmmaker Thomas Gordon Bezucha] finds a valuable reflection on generic immobility and the contemplation of the aesthetic past from a place of utmost humility and respect. [Full review in Spanish]

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Andrew Murray The Upcoming May 4, 2021 4/5

In other hands, the movie could've been an enjoyably pulpy genre piece, but [Costner and Lane] give Let Him Go a real sense of weight, subsequently elevating it to something far greater and more nuanced.

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Witney Seibold Critically Acclaimed Podcast Apr 22, 2021

As tensions mount, so too does one's involvement in the kick-ass lives of this mom and dad.

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Pamela Powell FF2 Media Mar 16, 2021 2.5/4

"Let Him Go" tries your patience at times, but the premise of the film continually cuts through your gut as you place yourself in their shoes.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Mar 16, 2021 3/4

One of 2020's 20 best films.

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Peter Canavese Celluloid Dreams Feb 16, 2021 3.5/4

An increasingly intense and compelling neo-western with a touch of Douglas Sirk about it. (Blu-ray review).

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Mark Meszoros The News-Herald (Willoughby, OH) Feb 14, 2021 2/4

Let Him Go is the rare two-hour film that, by the end, feels rushed.

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Kathia Woods Cup of Soul Feb 10, 2021 6/10

A Slow Burn

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