Meek's Cutoff

Meek's Cutoff (2010) starring Michelle Williams, Shirley Henderson, Zoe Kazan, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton. A small group of pioneers travels the Oregon Trail in 1845; but their guide, Stephen Meek, seems to have led them astray, and they are starting to run short of water. The movie starts to get interesting when they somehow manage to capture a Native American who crosses their path. Can he -- will he -- lead them to water? The answer is ... we'll never know. The film abruptly ends with no resolution, which is a high price to pay for a movie experience that has been so slow-paced, tedious and boring. I was really disappointed with this film, which was supposedly based on a true story. If it's based on a true story, where's the story? It does have subtitles for the hearing-impaired, but does not have closed captions, which are generally easier to read. Grade: C