Granted, what will happen in the end is kind of predictable, but this movie was really quite good. Tommy Lee Jones was his usual cool self, but I think that the real acting marks go to Cate Blanchett in the role of Maggie. I think that this film had a great and well written story with good performances, especially from the kids who are notoriously hard to work with. I felt that the movie was well paced, with excellent cinematography, and had some great sound. Nice to see Ron "Opie Cunningham" Howard do a western. Who says you can't go west unless you're Clint Eastwood?