Alien at the Movies

Surrounded

Five years after the Civil War, a young black woman, Moses “Mo” Washington (Letitia Wright), now a freedwoman & a former Buffalo Soldier, catches a stage coach to head out west, but disguised as a man. The times are still very prejudiced & racist towards blacks & women. Mo just tries to be low keyed & not cause any trouble. However, a botched stage coach robbery goes awry & puts Mo in the middle of a gun battle and must hold a dangerous outlaw, Tommy Walsh (Jamie Bell) captive while the rest of the bandit’s gang may show up at any minute.

Alien gives it 2½ “Colorado or Bust” stars out of 4.