Oh, andMilla Jovovichis in this one too, perhaps in her very best role yet.

That’s if he can escape Beth’s wrath.

If that sounds absolutely bizarre, then wait until you see howThe Claimends.

ou’ve Probably Never Seen the Bleak, Unforgiving Western With Yellowstone’s Wes Benson and Mila Jovovich — GJB (The Claim)

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Unfortunately,the picture was a box-office failure.

Most either didn’t seeThe Claimor forgot all about it soon after.

However, famedChicago Sun-TimescriticRoger Ebertchimed in witha remarkably positive review, noting thatthe film “rides on its cinematography.

Lucia (Milla Jovovich) and Donald (Wes Bentley) dance in ‘The Claim’

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(The way his story concludes is especially fitting, all things considered.)

Their work together here makes us wonder why the pair weren’t cast opposite the other again.

Without spoiling too much,The Claimgives both Wes Bentley and Milla Jovovich meaty roles to sink into.

Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley) mourns his father’s death on Yellowstone.

As a railroad surveyor arrives in town, his past resurfaces, bringing unforeseen consequences.

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The Claim is a 2001 film directed by Michael Winterbottom. It explores the life of a wealthy prospector who owns a western town, Kingdom Come, after selling his wife and daughter for a gold mine. As a railroad surveyor arrives in town, his past resurfaces, bringing unforeseen consequences.

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