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Hell or High Water
(2016),
Director: David Mackenzie, rated R for violence, language
Blood always
follows money.
  Starring: Chris
Pine, Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham, Marin
Ireland, Dale Dickey, William Sterchi, Buck Taylor, Kristin K.
Berg
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"I am a Comanche. Do you
know what it means? It means 'Enemy to everyone'." - Bear
Why watch this?
This is one, brutally great Texas crime film.
Plot Summary:
After their mother's death, two brothers, a divorced father and
an ex-con, desperately resort to bank robberies to prevent the
foreclosure of their family ranch. Two Texas Rangers, one close
to retirement and his loyal partner, investigate the crimes and
pursue the brothers across West Texas. This creates a compelling
cat-and-mouse narrative exploring themes of desperation, family
loyalty, and societal injustice.
Dad's Preview:
Texas, with its sparse, angry-poor landscapes, is such a great
setting for the crimes that poverty breeds. Hell folks, this is
where I grew up. I recognized the signs to Coleman, I've walked
those small town streets. Pine
and Foster are stellar as the hard-scrapple brothers. However,
it is Jeff Bridges, as the seasoned Sheriff Hamilton, who
delivers another career-defining performance.
CBS Films, Sidney
Kimmel Ent., OddLot Ent., Film 33, LBI Ent.; Lionsgate |
