“Buckskin” (** out of four) was a hollow and routine Western set in 1820 Texas in which a seasoned fur trapper (Tom Zembrod) journeys into the mysterious buckskin woods in the hopes of saving a young boy (Blaze Freeman) but finds that he may not want to be saved as they form an unexpected bond with one another. Well-shot (by Anthony Gutierrez) like most Westerns and features a sweeping music score but comes up empty as it goes over all-too-familiar territory from many other past (and better) Westerns. Game effort from veteran neo-Western director Brett Bentman but still lacks the panache and richness of Sergio Leone, Sam Peckinpah, or even Walter Hill.

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