Set in a dark world of white,
The Claim shows the powerful might of greed, family, and love in a stunning way.
Twenty years after trading his wife and infant daughter for a bag of gold, Mr. Dillon (Peter Mullan) is running a financially stable mining town in the Sierra Nevada. However, nothing lasts forever. A man (
American Beauty''s Wes Bentley) arrives trying to determine where to build the transcontinental railroad, and a mother and daughter (Nastassja Kinsky and Sarah Polley) show up as well, searching for the man that they used to call family. Emotions run high in an otherwise harsh environment.
The Claim is not a movie that will appeal to the mainstream audience, and that is probably the only reason why it was not successful in theaters, but the movie itself has the quality of any Hollywood production, with the script, story, and acting of something more. It is most definitely a drama, and a boring one at that, IF someone were not to pay attention. The Claim is not another boring drama; the multiple storylines seamlessly blend together, the conflict is tremendously well done, and the acting caps everything off beautifully. The scenery is beautiful and rough at the same time, and the setting of Kingdom Come is extremely realistic. The contrast from the harsh outdoors to the lustfully delicious interiors of the saloon are wonderful.