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Gunslinger Jonah Hex is appointed by President Ulysses Grant to track down terrorist Quentin Turnbull, a former Confederate officer determined on unleashing hell on earth. Jonah not only secures freedom by accepting this task, he also gets revenge on the man who slew his wife and child.
Jonah Hex, a scarred bounty hunter with supernatural abilities, seeks redemption for his past. Haunted by the ghosts of those he has killed, he is tasked by President Ulysses S. Grant to track down and stop the dangerous Confederate guerrilla leader, Quentin Turnbull, who is threatening to reunite the Confederacy and destroy the nation.
Jonah Hex was a critical and commercial disaster, widely panned for its nonsensical plot, poor character development, and uninspired action sequences. It is often cited as one of the worst comic book adaptations ever made.
The film suffers from a convoluted and nonsensical plot.
Characters are poorly developed and unengaging.
Action sequences are generic and lack excitement.
Google audience: Audience reviews were largely negative, with many finding the movie to be a confusing and unentertaining mess. The plot was frequently criticized for its lack of coherence, and the performances were seen as uninspired.
The film underwent significant reshoots and extensive post-production editing, reportedly changing much of the story and tone after initial test screenings were poorly received.
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Actually not terrible though some of the editing and directorial choices, especially in the finale, were questionable. I did like Josh Brolin in the lead even if his prosthetics weren't always the best but the action and pyrotechnics were d...
_**Comic book Western with an excellent metal score**_ I was never a big Jonah Hex fan, but I have a handful of the comics from the 70s and was therefore mildly interested in this cinematic adaption from 2010, especially since Megan Fox ...
I have to admit that, apart from a couple of episodes, I never really read Jonah Hex when I was a kid. I did not like Western comics very much. Thus, I have no point of reference as to whether the movie is true to the original comic series....