“Butcher’s Crossing” (** out of four) was an ambitious but unsatisfying adaptation of John Williams’ acclaimed novel where an Ivy-league dropout (Fred Hechinger) travels to the Colorado wilderness to join a group of buffalo hunters (Nicholas Cage, Xander Berkeley, and others) on a dangerous expedition that puts all their sanity to the ultimate test. Magnificent cinematography from David Gallego and some scattered effective moments are outweighed by film’s meandering pacing. It may take you a few minutes to recognize Cage with his shaved head but film is mostly for die-hard Cage fans and fans of Williams’ book.