Limited release 8/12/16
Viewed Sunday morning, (a great time to see a movie!) 9/11/16 at Park Place
RT Critic: 98 Audience: 90
Critic's Consensus:
Critic's Consensus:
Cag: I'm going to go all out and give this a 6/Awesome, this was a wow movie, one that I won't forget. Chris Pine (not one of my previous faves) was SO good, as was Ben Foster, who played his brother. They made it seem real. And I'll take Jeff Bridges playing any part any day....
Directed by David Mackenzie
Film 44
Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges
My comments: This was a terrific movie. Incredible acting from all four of the major players. Intriguing, gut-wrenching storyline. West Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexican real towns (I just traveled through some of them, so I know they're depicted completely correctly). Humor. Love. Family ties. Conservatism vs. Liberalism. Big guy vs. Little guy. Rich vs. poor. Powerful and powerless. Overwhelming sadness and jubilant yeeha moments. Everything done right....
IMBd Summary: Two brothers -- Toby, a straight-living, divorced father trying to make a better life for his sons; and Tanner, a short-tempered ex-con with a loose trigger finger -- come together to rob branch after branch of the bank that is foreclosing on their family land. The hold-ups are part of a last-ditch scheme to take back a future that powerful forces beyond their control have stolen from under their feet. Vengeance seems to be theirs until they find themselves in the crosshairs of a relentless, foul-mouthed Texas Ranger looking for one last triumph on the eve of his retirement. As the brothers plot a final bank heist to complete their plan, a showdown looms at the crossroads where the last honest law man and a pair of brothers with nothing to live for except family collide.
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