Hard to be faithful to someone who loves country so much). Listen to Hell or High Water (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis on Apple Music. devoid of references to dogs, trucks, and two-timing gals. It gave me a safe space to appreciate some non-canonical country music (i.e. I need to hear what other people think of the ending.Īnd the soundtrack is also pretty good.There’s a final shooting scene very much like Bogart’s in High Sierra.It is a basic heist movie… but it’s a good basic heist movie.Better than observing Texans first-hand.But Gil Birmingham is so splendid as his long-suffering, brunt-bearing, half-Native half-Hispanic partner.Jeff Bridges is getting supporting actor Oscar buzz for his very non-PC refusing-to-retire Sheriff.I wasn’t super convinced by Chris Pine, but his character seems like he’s supposed to be a bit wishy washy/unconvincing, and all of the other roles are very well acted.It has some great humor (such a rarity!) It’s one of the movies where there’s a discussion topic on its IMDb page dedicated to people’s favorite lines. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements.Here’s a list of some high (or otherwise remarkable) points: Well, the music and acting are also really good. Still not convinced? Still feel like I could add Lassie and the Pony Express somewhere in there and you wouldn’t be surprised? The plot is as follows (without spoilers): Chris Pine and his older ex-con brother rob banks to get enough money to save their ranch, with Jeff Bridges and partner hunting them down. Just look at the picture- it’s such a very guy movie, with the rugged West, rugged facial hair, guns, and even rugged-er cowboy hats.īut actually I liked it because, despite failing the Bechdel test (and every other female inclusion test) with a resounding plop, it’s super anti-capitalist! I wasn’t expecting to like Hell or High Water very much.