Hell Or High Water [DVD] [2016]

Rented

This was an interesting film about rural Texas life where limited opportunities exist. I did not see this one in the theaters because it is a little like the Bonnie and Clyde story. It does offer a word of warning to any would be bank robbers. Don't rob a bank in Texas because every person in the bank is armed and is a decent marksman.

Enjoyed the movie but offering the 'Con' first: 1/2 way through on the main disk continually got these pop up blockers saying audio muted and had to keep clicking on ok to watch without sound. HOWEVER, just prior to throwing movie away I discovered a second digital disk that allowed the movie to play without the popups.Pro: Excellent movie. Arrived quickly.

I've seen it around ten times now and finally decided it was time to buy.The first thing that comes to mind is Chris Pine's spare performance. As uncluttered as the West Texas landscape, he says more with his silences than with the words Taylor Sheridan has given him, and those words are as authentic Texan as you can get.A Texas native whose family lost their land in the '90s, Sheridan has crafted a story and characters as memorable as Thomas Dunson and Matt Garth in Howard Hawk's Red River.After Pine, as Toby, there is Ben Foster, Pine's older brother Tanner, careening toward self-destruction and might just take his brother's dream to set his two sons up for life with him. Tanner is locked in a death struggle with the world. He knows the world will always win, but he never stops spitting in its eye. At least, there is that satisfaction. Foster inhabits this character in a way no other actor I can think of could...maybe a young Sean Penn. It is almost like Foster was Tanner or someone like him in a previous life.You can't help but root for these two who've had every misfortune a poor West Texas upbringing can throw at you. They're not hurting anyone who matters. Just Texas Midlands Banks who, in reality, has stolen their mother's property. Folks are still reeling from the Wall Street Meltdown, and it's satisfying to see these two getting back at Midlands bank. Won't go into what that means.And Jeff Bridges never stops creating characters you can't stop thinking about once the credits roll. His portrayals always bring something more to the table than was written in the script. He pokes his part Mexican part Native American Texas Ranger partner every chance he gets with outright racial slurs. Bridges is so adept at projecting an inner life to all of his characters, including this one, Marcus Hamilton, you know in his heart he isn't a racist and only does it because he knows his partner, Alberto, is going to react.Gil Birmingham, as Alberto, does a fine job maintaining his dignity. He isn't happy with the constant barbs, but in one scene, he reminds Marcus that all this land once belonged to his ancestors, it isn't a reprisal, simply a statement of fact.And in the end, Marcus' true feelings about Alberto are revealed.But the heart of the movie lies with Pine as Toby. What he has planned for his sons is fine and noble. He just needs to rob a few banks to see that dream come true. He intends to see his sons rise above the generational poverty, the hopelessness, the despair that is West Texas.And it is the superb writing, the authentic dialogue, and all of the supporting cast, the tellers, the waitress, and even the Comanche Texas Hold-em player, all seem to have walked off a dusty street in a dusty, dying West Texas town and onto the movie set.Well, I'm going to watch it again, right now.

A good movie that went in my collection.

Really liked the movie Jeff Bridges was real good in this movie got this movie for me and my wife to enjoy,

...although it's a bit slow.I liked it and Jeff Bridges is certainly a character in this one.

Got it for one line. "What cha gonna have". Greatest scene ever!

Bon casting.

Dos hermanos ( Chris Pine y Ben Foster ) con una hipoteca que pagar , con el fin de poder saldar una deuda , deciden saltar el mismo banco que le esta cobrando el dinero. La pelicula en el 2017 obtuvo 4 Nominaciones al Oscar, incluyendo Mejor Pelicula y Actor de Reparto para Jeff Bridges. Por otra parte la pelicula cuenta con subtitulo en español y doblada al español, y me llego en buen estado y dentro de la fecha programada de entrega.

Manchmal treibt die Verzweiflung seltsame Blüten: Als die beiden Brüder Tanner und Toby Howard erfahren haben, dass sich die Bank demnächst das Grundstück ihrer hoch verschuldet verstorbenen Mutter unter den Nagel reißen will, auf dem sich allerdings einige lohnenswerte Erdölvorkommen befinden, beginnen sie eine Reihe von Banküberfällen, um ausreichend Geld für die Tilgung der Ausstände zusammenzubekommen. Der kurz vor seiner Pensionierung stehende Texas Ranger Hamilton wird jedoch auf die eigentlich recht unbedeutenden Überfälle aufmerksam und heftet sich gemeinsam mit seinem Partner Alberto an die Fersen der beiden Brüder, deren Frist zur Zahlung der Schulden langsam ausläuft.Eine nicht ganz alltägliche Geschichte, ausladend erzählt und mit exzellenten Darstellern (u.a. Jeff Bridges und Ben Foster) besetzt - Zutaten, die schon fast zu klassisch sind, um einen Film für den Mainstream zu generieren, der "Hell or High Water" zum Glück auch absolut nicht sein will. Echte Männer mit all ihren Sorgen und Nöten treffen auf die bittere Realität einer maroden Gesellschaft, die sie zu einer absoluten Gratwanderung zwingt. Dazu gibt es einen herrlichen Soundtrack (Nick Cave!), der dem wunderbaren Neo-Western eine stimmige Note verleiht, die obendrein noch von den Landschaftsaufnahmen aus Texas und Umgebung regelrecht geadelt wird. Es ist ein Streifen mit Ecken und Kanten und aus meiner Sicht der beste der "American Frontier"-Trilogie aus der Feder von Taylor Sheridan.Auch technisch macht der Film eine, für das oft genug stiefmütterlich behandelte, überraschend gute Figur: Das Bild bietet einen hohen Detailgrad, natürliche Farben und passable Schwarzwerte. Die deutsche Tonspur in DTS-HD MA 5.1 kommt recht satt daher, fällt genregemäß aber sehr frontlastig aus und bietet nur selten erwähnenswerte Raumeffekte. Bei den Extras finden sich zahlreiche Einblicke in die Produktion und Konzeption des Filmes, die aber das Rad in Summe nicht neu erfinden.Stilsicher inszenierter Neo-Western, der mit ironischer Authentizität und tollen Darstellern ein dezent klischeebeladenes, aber sicher nicht ganz unwahres, Bild jenes Teiles der USA ins Wohnzimmer zaubert.

This is a great movie, written by Taylor Sheridan, acted wonderfully by Ben Foster , Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham, not to mention the great support cast.I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and have watched it several times now.Go see it, you won't be disappointed.Jenny from Australia

Make a point and see this well made and acted story of bank heists set in the great state of Texas.Jeff Bridges and his partner are Texas rangers , the story starts with a "bang" and the pace rarelyslackens . This is a film that in my view once seen will encourage the viewer to want to see again.In short it's a cracker.