Hell or High Water
This film takes place in Texas; maybe West Texas, but who
cares. The film features prosaic tenets of old TV westerns. There are two
brothers robbing banks, the hated foreclosures bank, the fat slow moving Texas
Ranger who is smarter than he looked. There was a zaftig floozy making the
moves on Pine’s character but nothing happened.
The movie’s mood is sullen. The small towns are dusty and
lonely. The brazen robberies are a juxtaposition to the towns phlegmatic existence.
Aside from a busted nose to one gets killed during the robbery.
Chris Pine is the quite smart brother. He is the brains
behind the robberies. This is a chance for Pine to break away the “Captain Kirk”
persona and show more dramatic talent. He did good job, but honestly nothing
was a stretch. Ben Foster the other brother
who is an ex con who is impulsive and reckless. They rob numerous small local banks. They only
take the draw money. There is a method to their madness of which becomes apparent
as the movie unfolds. It is not
complicated.
Texas is land of the Second Amendment. When you pull a gun
out in a bank there is a high probably lots of guns pointing back at you. This
scene was one of the few funny scenes in the movie.
Jeff Bridges is the Texas Ranger pursuing the brothers. His
performance nearly highjacks the movie. Not only was his character portrayal
great, but he was hysterical. He has a
long suffering partner named Alberto, who is half Mexican and half Comanche.
Bridges spews a continues stream of ethnic jabs, which Alberto takes in good
nature. They are like an old married couple. Bridges is the wise old cop a few months away
from retirement. He is tuned into the bank robbers and they play a deadly cat
and mouse game.
This movie has received high acclamation from the critics. This
not a great movie? It a good movie. If you
can restrain yourself wait for On Demand.
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