That whole backdrop of West Texas, with so many people in debt and losing everything, makes that movie like 2016's equivalent of "The Grapes of Wrath." But it's more of a genre film than that was.
the downturned economy backdrop was perfect for the film. The climax was fantastic and the last scene between Bridges & the brother was a great ending.
I mentioned on a previous thread that it was Coen-esque (obviously a compliment)...this scene especially.
Too early in the year for a Best Pic nom, but Bridges may could sneak into Best Supporting Actor category.
An old fashioned high quality modern western movie, a very clean and driving plot line....it has a backbone substance worthy of a cormac mccarthy novel.....less twists and turns in its complexity compared to "no country for old men".... but beautifully anchored in the west texas landscape both in texture and in showcasing the human conditions.....ben foster proved he was a great western character in 3:10 to yuma, and doubled down with his shared lead character......it drew upon all of the "banks as the bad guys" narrative seen in butch cassidy....and really closed strong with the beautifully presented ending scene....a real american gem of a big screen worthy motion picture.
As Great Dane said the location, atmosphere and mood was a big plus for me. I don't know much about that area so it was interesting to see a depiction of west Texas life. I also loved the performances from bridges on down.
My favorite scene was the "tbone cafe" -- that waitress was awesome!
And nice to go to the movies for something besides comic book characters. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)
Agreed...amidst all the god awful remakes and "reboots" and the comic book genre being often terrible, it's nice to find the occasional gem with a good script, well directed with top acting performances
...Bridges was at his best. A modern western, kinda like Justified, but in very different settings.
The Chris Stapleton song at the end has been in my head all week...
That whole backdrop of West Texas, with so many people in debt and losing everything, makes that movie like 2016's equivalent of "The Grapes of Wrath." But it's more of a genre film than that was.
I mentioned on a previous thread that it was Coen-esque (obviously a compliment)...this scene especially.
Too early in the year for a Best Pic nom, but Bridges may could sneak into Best Supporting Actor category.
My favorite scene was the "tbone cafe" -- that waitress was awesome!
Agreed...amidst all the god awful remakes and "reboots" and the comic book genre being often terrible, it's nice to find the occasional gem with a good script, well directed with top acting performances
And yeah the waitress at the T-Bone was hysterical.
The Chris Stapleton song at the end has been in my head all week...
War dogs was good too. Enjoyed both.
I thought it was excellent.
Wife loved it too.