Hell or high water, a meditation on failure disguised as a copsandrobbers chase movie, has its own disadvantages. Hell or high water isnt a flashy movie, but it has an undeniably resonant sense of smallscale justice, not to. The performances from all four leads are superb and myriad character actors flesh out the environment. Hell or high water overcomes its vapid political leanings with loads of west texas atmosphere, smart dialogue and acutely observed relationships. With chris pine, ben foster, jeff bridges, gil birmingham.
Hell or high water is a film directed by david mackenzie with jeff bridges, chris pine, ben foster, gil birmingham, year. Its also modern enough to know these folks time and place cannot last forever, and that the movie itself is already a thing, a very entertaining. Hell or high water even features a cast led by the national treasure that is jeff bridges. Hell or high water brutal scenehick beats the sht out of deathcore posers.
Hell or high water disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title hell and high water. I believe the two main antagonists have a grudgingly sort of respect for each other at the end. Hell or high water brutal scenehick beats the sht out. Alternately tense and hilarious, this smallscale story of brotherly bankrobbers and the texas rangers out to stop them stands out. Hell or high water, which had its world premiere in may at the cannes film festival, boasts a 99 percent fresh rating on rotten tomatoes, making it one. The high note 2020 the green knight 2020 irresistible 2020 tenet. Hell or high water 2016 cast and crew toby is a divorced father whos trying to make a better life for his son. It is also wildly funny in subtle and smart ways but isnt above lowbrow pot shots, either.
Where sicario has elements of a neowestern, hell or high water is a fullblown neowestern crime drama one that relies on several common themes and tropes of those genres, yet at the same time thoughtfully reexamines and, by the same turn. The west texas setting of taylor sheridan s script, is clearly in the grip of financial recession, its roads littered with foreclosure signs and loan billboards the twin trap in which so many bluecollar workers find themselves facing the loss of his family ranch, straightarrow toby howard is driven to enlist the help of his shadier brother tanner in a plan to rob banks. It was released by cbs films and lionsgate in august, outside the. Hell or high water is a lean pulp western story of two brothers who turn to bank robbery to. In a story where the old west meets the new west, two brothers toby chris.
Hell or high water producers on how the movie reflects. David mackenzies hell or high water is a wonderful modern western film with the added flavor of a noirheist. Reminder that hell or high water is an amazing movie and. Whether the movie takes place now or in the 1930s hardly matters. In david mackenzies crime thriller hell or high water, two brothers in modern day west texas set off on a spree of lowskilled bank robberies, hitting. Hell or high water is a crimewesterndrama film directed by david mackenzie starring the likes of chris pine and jeff bridges. Get the latest showtimes for hell or high water and bypass the lines by buying movie tickets online. Thats the axle of this film and the spine of it, and i havent seen a better movie in a long time. Search local showtimes and buy movie tickets before going to the theater on moviefone. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. From a lean, mean script by taylor sheridan, david mackenzie directs this cowboy crime story for a new generation one that lives in debt to the economic collapse of modern times. Two brothers toby, a straightliving, divorced father trying to make a better life for his son. The film follows two brothers chris pine and ben foster who carry out a series of bank robberies to save their family ranch, while being pursued by two texas rangers jeff bridges and gil birmingham. Sign up for eventful s the reel buzz newsletter to get upcoming showtimes and theater information delivered right to your inbox.
Hell or high water 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. In david mackenzies crime thriller hell or high water, two brothers in modernday west texas set off on a spree of lowskilled bank robberies, hitting. The acting is superb, and the story touches on a lot of contemporary problems. The holdups are part of a lastditch scheme to take back a future that powerful forces beyond their control. In ways large and small, hell or high water is a movie so beautiful and. When i got to sidney kimmel twoandahalf years ago, the script was sitting there and it was sort of incubating, kind of coming together with another sort of creative group and it wasnt going anywhere. Jeff bridges plays a texas ranger in hell or high water. This movie somehow takes crime and murder and makes it deep on a personal level. Hell and high water times favorite theater button overview. So, i was intrigued by the new movie hell or high water, starring jeff bridges and chris pine, which tells the story of two brothers who rob several branches of the texas bank thats trying to.
I was a huge fan of the script before it got to the company and i vowed that i was going to get it made and so we then started over and i. And yet, while moviegoers desperate to see anything that doesnt involve a superhero may be willing to overlook its shortcomings, others will undoubtedly be disappointed to find. Hell or high water the howard brothers, of west texastoby chris pine, whos divorced and unemployed, and tanner ben foster, whos fresh out of prisonare in mourning for their mother. Declining print circulation, the rise of digital media, and decreasing ad revenues confront most print media today. The film follows two brothers, toby pine, and tanner howard ben foster, as they rob a string of banks in west texas in order to save the family ranch. Hell or high water hearkens back to the great warner brothers gangster dramas of the early 1930s, which were about hard times driving criminal activity. Richard roeper, chicago suntimes hell or high water is a thrillingly good movie a crackerjack drama of crime, fear, and brotherly love set in a sunroasted, deceptively sleepy west texas that feels completely exotic for being so authentic. His brother tanner is an exconvict with a short temper and a loose trigger finger. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime.
Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. But cbs films, which is releasing hell of high water via its distribution. Hell or high water is a great start to the new deep six series by julie ann walker. Hell or high water is the second film scripted by actorscreenwriter taylor sheridan, after his breakout as a writer on the acclaimed 2015 film, sicario. Hell or high water feels like something from the depths of the great depression, when farm and ranch foreclosures swept over the plains states and popular wrath against the banking industry in. Hell or high water is the best movie ive seen all year all last year, too. The last picture show, fat city, thunderbolt and lightfoot. It follows two thirtysomething brothers on a campaign of smalltime bank jobs across west texas. A new movie offers a different take on the hollywood western. Showtimes and tickets for chicago, il 60605 moviefone. Find showtimes and movie theaters near zip code 60605 or chicago, il. Hell or high water is a 2016 american neowestern heist film directed by david mackenzie and written by taylor sheridan. Specialty films are having a tough time at the box office these days, but cbs films. The battle to save the daily new orleans timespicayune, by rebecca theim, is more than the story of one paper and one community.
Taylor sheridan is a fucking master when it comes to the neowestern genre. Watch hell or high water anytime, anywhere with fandangonow. Hell or high water is a smart, substantive heist film. Hell or high water holds up the classic american western to new heights. Walkers latest work includes plenty of action, intrigue, camaraderie and smokin sexy times. Richard roeper of the chicago sun times gave the film four out of four stars, saying, in ways large and small, hell or high water is a movie so beautiful and. Hell or high water harks back to 1970s elegies for the old west.
Hell and high water riding out hurricane harvey we livestreamed our conversation in austin with three reporters who rode out hurricane harvey and. Hell or high water strong language, violence, sex two texan brothers try to save their familys farm by carrying out a bank heist with only two determined rangers standing in their way. Hell or high water may be the first great film about the. Hell or high water is a modern action drama set in west texas where the distinction between honest men and outlaws has blurred beyond recognition.
Hell or high water is a thrillingly good movie a crackerjack drama of crime, fear, and brotherly love set in a sunroasted, deceptively sleepy west texas that feels completely exotic for. We met leo and his seal team briefly in full throttle and again in hot as hell, the novella published as part of the way of the warrior project. In hell or high water the new deal is over and the only deal that matters comes out of the card feeder at a casino gaming table. From sicario, to wind river and hell or high water, he has hit a few mammoth home runs. In broad terms, progress is the enemy, and fairness is the. A divorced dad and his excon brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their familys farm in west texas. In hell or high water, a crime drama about the collision of the old and new west, two brotherstoby chris pine, a straightliving, divorced father trying to make a better life for his son. Hell or high water 2016, directed by david mackenzie. David mackenzie dazzles with hell or high water, a. Ben foster, left, and chris pine in the movie hell or high water.
Eventful movies is your source for uptodate hell or high water showtimes for local movie theaters. Kubo, gilmore girls, hell or high water originally published november 23, 2016 at 3. If theres such a thing as an easygoing thriller, then hell or high water is it. A divorced father and his excon older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their familys ranch in west texas. Hell or high water is one of the best movies of the year.