The 2014 Western The Salvation contains one of Mads Mikkelsen's most underrated performances.
These days, it can feel impossible to put a unique spin on the Western. Everyone is familiar with the classic tropes, and with the revisionist subgenre becoming its default mode of storytelling, you’d be forgiven for thinking that even subversive Westerns have run their course. When combined with the genre’s diminished profile, it makes for a miserable fate for something that used to dominate the American entertainment industry.
The above synopsis of The Salvation’s plot – and indeed, pretty much everything that happens throughout its runtime – is run-of-the-mill for the genre, but director Kristian Levring makes the wise decision to embrace, not reject, this inescapable fact. Levring is clearly a fan of the Western , and this love saturates every frame of his intercontinental debut. Likeminded viewers could spend days picking apart The Salvation’s homage to Westerns past and present.
Mikkelsen plays the role of a loving family man with ease, casting aside all preordained notions about his acting capabilities the moment he reunites with his wife and son. It’s rare to see someone with a hardened exterior displaying such levels of affection, but that alone tells us so much about his character. He’s an honest man shouldering the burden of a sinful life – weighted down by the past, but optimistic for the future. Mikkelsen conveys all this before he’s uttered a single line.
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