Let Him Go is a 2020 drama thriller film starring Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as a retired sheriff and his wife who set out on a dangerous mission to rescue their young grandson from an abusive family. The movie, directed by Thomas Bezucha, is a slow-burn Western that builds tension before erupting into shocking violence in its climax.
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The story begins in early 1960s Montana, where George and Margaret Blackledge are living a quiet life on their ranch with their son James, his wife Lorna, and their infant grandson Jimmy. Tragedy strikes when James dies in a horseback riding accident.
Three years later, Lorna remarries a man named Donnie Weboy. Margaret witnesses Donnie abusing both Lorna and little Jimmy in town one day. Soon after, the Weboys suddenly leave town with Jimmy, heading to Donnie’s family in North Dakota.
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Fearing for Jimmy’s safety, Margaret convinces a reluctant George that they must go after the Weboys and bring Jimmy home. As they begin tracking the Weboys, the Blackledges start to learn disturbing things about Donnie’s notorious crime family, led by the ruthless matriarch Blanche Weboy.
When George and Margaret finally confront the Weboys to take back Jimmy and Lorna, they find themselves up against a violent, almost feral clan intent on keeping the boy.
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The slow, suspenseful buildup explodes into a bloody showdown at the Weboy family compound. George sneaks in to rescue Jimmy and Lorna but ends up in a brutal fight with the Weboy men. Margaret arrives and joins the fray, facing off with the crazed Blanche in a life-or-death struggle.
In the end, George is killed, but not before ensuring Jimmy and Lorna’s escape. Margaret shoots Blanche dead and flees with Lorna and Jimmy as the Weboy house burns to the ground.
While not a happy ending with George’s death, it’s a satisfying conclusion as Margaret, Lorna and Jimmy survive and escape together. The film’s deliberate pacing and shocking bursts of violence make for gripping drama with powerful performances from Costner, Lane and Lesley Manville as the unhinged Blanche.
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Though it takes some dark and bloody turns, at its core Let Him Go is a neo-Western about the lengths grandparents will go to in order to protect their family. It’s a unique and suspenseful tale of loss and love anchored by its veteran cast.
