Todd McCarthy: ‘The Homesman’: Cannes Review.The Hollywood Reporter, 18. Mai 2014, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2014 (englisch): „An absorbing, melancholy look at the hard lot of women in the Old West. […] Tommy Lee Jones’ adaptation of the late Glendon Swarthout’s flavorful 1988 novel is both lyrical and shocking, weirdly funny and grimly serious.“
Peter Debruge: Cannes Film Review: ‘The Homesman’.Variety, 18. Mai 2014, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2014 (englisch): „Unlike other actor-directors, Jones never seems to indulge excess on the part of his cast. Though the characters are strong, the performances are understated.“
