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. Maybe that is an advantage when seeing this movie in that I cannot get upset by the movie not being true to the original. Actually I am reasonably sure that this movie with it…
Revenge gets ugly.
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.
Top Cast
Josh Brolin
Jonah Hex
John Malkovich
Turnbull
Megan Fox
Leila
Michael Fassbender
Burke
Will Arnett
Lieutenant Grass
Aidan Quinn
Ulysses S. Grant
Wes Bentley
Adleman Lusk
John Gallagher Jr.
Second Lt. Evan
Tom Wopat
Colonel Slocum
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Jeb Turnbull
Lance Reddick
Smith
Julia Jones
Cassie
Michael Shannon
Doc Cross Williams
Rio Hackford
Grayden Nash
Luke James Fleischmann
Travis
David Jensen
Turnbull's Guard
Reviews
_**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 looked so good in the promo pics, lol. "Jonah Hex" reminds me of those gazillions of spaghetti Westerns from the 60s and 70s, like "Django" and Leone's "Man with No Name"…
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 decent enough and John Malkovich as usual makes for a vicious bad guy while Megan Fox was... Megan Fox, at least looked great. I did wish it leaned more into the weird elements as…
FAQ about Jonah Hex
What is Jonah Hex about?
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…
When was Jonah Hex released?
Jonah Hex was released in 2010.
What genres does Jonah Hex belong to?
Jonah Hex is categorised as Western, Fantasy, Thriller.
Who stars in Jonah Hex?
The cast of Jonah Hex includes Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Megan Fox, Michael Fassbender, Will Arnett.