GONE ARE THE DAYS

US, 2018, 99 minutes, Colour.

Lance Henriksen, Tom Berenger, Billy Lush, Meg Steedle, Steve Railsback, Danny Trejo.

Directed by Mark Landre Gould.

Gone are the Days – but with a good old days?

Here is a Western that reminisces about the past, remembering aspects of the past – but especially gunfights and bank robberies – a certain nostalgia and longing those who live through those days.

Lance Henriksen has had a strong career over many decades, generally playing sinister characters. Here is a star role for him in his old age. He plays Taylor and Flynn, seen at the beginning, old, ill, struggling with life, and keeping going by drinking. But, it is time that he took stock of his life – even to remedying something of the past and his regrets.

The film is a story of his journey through the American West, accompanied by his young accomplice, Virgil (Billy Lush). But, is a ghost, living again on all tailings memories? There is an old episode where you encounters a strange character sitting in the desert, the River Man (yet another strange character for Danny Trejo). But his quest is to find his daughter, Heidi, who was working as one of the girls in the saloon. He has never reveal the truth to her. And, in her work, she has a sadistic boss played by Steve Railsback.

Virgil it keeps yearning for robbing a bank, memory of a failed attempt at the past. When Taylor and finds Heidi, he decides to Rob the bank again to get money for her and for her future. However, he has to contend with the sheriff of Durango, Will, played by veteran Tom Berenger. There is something of a showdown, but not in the way we expected, and Taylor on having achieved what he wanted, goes on his way, but falls from his horse, dead. Gone are the Days.

1. The title? The old west? The old men in the West, reliving memories, reliving regrets, the possibilities for mending the past?
2. The settings, the town, old barns, the countryside, during go, the sheriff’s office, the saloon, the women, memories of old western towns?
3. Taylor and, old, ill, drinking, memories of the past? Bank robber, success and failures? Is concerned about Heidi? Virgil, his appearances, accompanying Tale, advice? The beginning of the trek, the encounter with the River Man, sinister, genial, wanting the callings, letting him through? Coming to the town, the women, asking for Heidi, in the room, the bath? Is not revealing the truth to her? The violence, Jaden and his attack, Heidi attacking him, tailored getting away? The memories of the bank robbery, virtual urging him on? His going to the bank, the robbery and the money, meeting up with Heidi? Giving her the money, urging her to the train? The encounter with Will, memories of the past, the confrontation? Jaden wanting to shoot Taylor and, the little girl with the sheriff asking about arresting Taylor on, Will let him go? Taylor on and his collapsing and death?
4. Virgil, the past with the bank, Will having killed him, his appearing and reappearing, sharing Taylor on strip, advice?
5. The girls, the saloon, the clients? Heidi amongst them? The men going on the posse to search for Taylor on? Will talking to the girls? Explanations about Heidi?
6. Heidi, her background, work, with men, with Taylor and, the attack on Jaden? Her wanting to escape, to go to the train, tailored stopping her, the robbery, giving her the money, on the train and reading the note? Her smile?
7. The River Man, a character from the old West? Sinister aspects?
8. A film of old men, for older audiences, and for those who remember the stories of the American West?