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The movie follows two brothers as they rob banks in order to get money to save their parent's farm. If you think the plot sounds a bit clichéd, it's because it is. The movie follows a pretty simple formula, with stereotypical characters. Ben Foster plays the ex-con, who only robs banks because it's fun. Chris Pine plays the "good guy" brother. Who doesn't want to commit crimes, but does it because he wants to save the farm. Jeff Bridges also plays the "headed for retirement" cop who's on his last mission.
The movie suffers from being far too preachy at times. There is a whole scene where one of the characters describes how banks taking land is similar to people taking land from Native Americans. It was a pretty eye-rolling scene. Something I appreciate about the film is that it did not glorify violence. The small amount of violence in the film was messy and unpleasant. There were some strange plot things that happened at the end, but I'll won't spoil anything. If anyone has seen the film, I'll be glad to spoiler talk it with you in the thread.
The highlight of this film was the heist scenes. They were just fun. The second heist was especially entertaining, and I really enjoyed some of the banter between the two brothers. The cinematography was also very well done. Overall, pretty average film that I would recommend seeing. Especially considering that every other movie that has come out this summer has been utter garbage.
Hell or High Water
(2016, David Mackenzie)
I got to see Hell or High Water early, and I was planning on doing a review for it before it came out. However, I am very laze, so I waited until now to write the review.(2016, David Mackenzie)
The movie follows two brothers as they rob banks in order to get money to save their parent's farm. If you think the plot sounds a bit clichéd, it's because it is. The movie follows a pretty simple formula, with stereotypical characters. Ben Foster plays the ex-con, who only robs banks because it's fun. Chris Pine plays the "good guy" brother. Who doesn't want to commit crimes, but does it because he wants to save the farm. Jeff Bridges also plays the "headed for retirement" cop who's on his last mission.
The movie suffers from being far too preachy at times. There is a whole scene where one of the characters describes how banks taking land is similar to people taking land from Native Americans. It was a pretty eye-rolling scene. Something I appreciate about the film is that it did not glorify violence. The small amount of violence in the film was messy and unpleasant. There were some strange plot things that happened at the end, but I'll won't spoil anything. If anyone has seen the film, I'll be glad to spoiler talk it with you in the thread.
The highlight of this film was the heist scenes. They were just fun. The second heist was especially entertaining, and I really enjoyed some of the banter between the two brothers. The cinematography was also very well done. Overall, pretty average film that I would recommend seeing. Especially considering that every other movie that has come out this summer has been utter garbage.