“The Weight” occasionally moves like a spoked wagon on the Oregon Trail through muck and sludge, but with stops along the way that manage to rivet. The government is shutting down mines along the Oregon Trail and preparing to confiscate the riches. “The Weight” could use a tighter edit throughout, but it’s not without one central force pulling the film across its Europe-shot version of the Oregon Trail, and that would be Hawke. Murphy, like Hawke, is great in a crisis, and “The Weight” could’ve been one without his sturdy, tough-lived performance. Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?