Hell or High Water (R)
Starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster and Chris Pine
Directed by David Mackenzie
In a time of Hollywood rehash, remake and regurgitate, we have a new take on an old stand by-- robbin' banks. Here we have a story of two brothers caught in a hard place with one just out of a prison stint and coming home to nothing and the other having nothing to come home to. They are caught in a spiral of desperation and decide they have nothing to lose and wage a war against the bank that destroyed the prosperity of their family.
We've all seen bank heist movies and that's what this is, but it's different enough to pull you in and enjoy the ride. The characters are very well rounded and believable (even Jeff Bridges playing another character of law enforcement who slurs his speech-- annoying, yes, but still good) and the story puts us in a place we can all understand. It has a feel of western and modern day, much like No Country For Old Men and ultimately is a surprise of a movie.
Thank you, Hollywood, for this sleeper hit. Maybe stop with all the remakes for a while and do more like this for the people. This is what we want.
Enjoy.
Brice
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