Director Winterbottom's second adaptation of Thomas Hardy (the first being Jude) is equally glum, but The Claim does have some rewards. Based on 'The Mayor of Casterbridge,' the film stars Mullan as the 'king' of a small but flourishing mining town in the Old West, who runs the town with a strict but fair hand. Railroad company man Bentley arrives to survey the … Become a Mr Skin Member and get the full review