Actors: Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben
Foster, Gil Birmingham
Rating: 10 out of 10, It is so . . .
Texas. West Texas permeates the film. It should get billing as an additional
character because the story of two bank robbing brothers pursued by an aging
Texas Ranger plays out on those dusty, oil soaked plains. Anyone who’s visited
Texas will see the infinite detail in casting the minor parts and the exterior
shots that will bring Texas, with all its warts exposed, into the limelight.
Ben Foster and Chris Pine get down and dirty as the brothers on a quest against
a bank trying to steal their land and future. There was a convincing rhythm to
their interaction that seemed more real than most true brothers. This movie
belongs to Jeff Bridges though, out for his last ride as a Texas Ranger. A
vestige of pre-political correctness, his dogged pursuit defines an era
passing, as do so many other smaller elements in the movie. It’s not a typical
cops and robbers flick as the there was a lot more gray area explored in the
search for justice. The final, underplayed confrontation between Pine and
Bridges crackled. I don’t think anyone would voluntarily visit West Texas and
you now don’t have to, go see this movie and you’ll leave with some grit
between your teeth. Loved this movie, in case you hadn’t figured that out.
MVP: Jeff Bridges as Ranger Marcus
Hamilton
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