The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)

Interesting premise (based on true events): 19th-century society girl, tossed out by her family for bearing a child while unmarried, takes to the road alone. She quickly finds out that "alone" is a dangerous state of being for a female and, in a moment of desperation, carves a scar into her face (to look tough, I guess?) and pulls on trousers, boots, and hat. Sure, the rough men in her new town think "Little Jo" is kinda weird -- but they like him just the same.

But, really, a premise is just about all there is to this movie. Jo finds a solitary occupation and keeps her head down...and that's about it. Felt like there needed to be more and, actually, near the end of the film it felt as though huge chunks of the narrative were missing.

C+