John Maclean
More than 150 years after the old West faded into legend, the western genre is still very much alive and well. Slow West is the feature debut of writer-director John Maclean. Although it contains some clear watermarks of a first-time director, it is also among the more unique modern westerns in the way that it plays around with traditional western tropes and conventions.
As a child, I loved the old Westerns. In fact, I was named after a particular cowboy played by the great Alan Ladd. There was a lovely romance that existed between those with honor and those without in the Wild West.
