Perfect Cowboy [Blu-ray]

When hard-drinker singer-songwriter Jimmy Poole(Ken Roht) returns after a stint in prison, he finds that things have changed back home. His longtime partner, Tyler, seems to be doing just fine without him and the son they raised together has taken over his place as the lead singer in his country-western band. He had a fling in prison and became sick. He doesn't tell his partner and he finds out. The young son is much better as the singer in the band and Jimmy doesn't like it. The acting is okay by all except Ken Roht, he is TERRIBLE AND AWFUL , he wrote this mess and directed this mess and produced it, wonder why he put himself in it as the star????? There outta be a law. he really is a terrible actor. He ruined his own movie due to his own ego????? Shame on him.

This had the potential to be a 4/5 star low budget film...but it fell in the 2.5 star category for me.I did enjoy watching...but I didn't feel the characters connected or had any chemistry. I also found the sound quality to be awful...especially trying to hear Jimmy sing...and where music was kinda a primary focus, this was a big issue for me. The three main actors all did a great job in their individual roles...but lacked together.The story line, I thought was wonderful..with some editing it would have been excellent. There were too many spots where loose ends weren't wrapped up and I wasn't sure the point of some the ancillary characters (ie, the religious wife and her family...a, they were horrible actors, and b, I don't think that whole story line was really needed). I'm still a little confused on the part of the mother and what she really added to the film. As I'm writing this, I realized that there was no sexual chemistry between Ty and Jimmy...I know they are supposed to be rugged cowboys, but I wasn't convinced they were in a 20 year relationship. The tenderness between Jimmy and Mark was sweet, but after the fight, it needed more followup as to how they got there.I think the writer has a lot of potential..and I'm looking forward to seeing what he writes next.All in all, I did enjoy it...was just disappointed because it had potential to be so much more.

I like this movie, but there are some significant technical problems. The most glaring problem in my opinion, is the length of the movie: It is too long not because of pacing, which is fine, but it is too long because it lacks good editing. And the primary edit should have taken place in the script, because there are way too many subtexts (i.e., stories) goin' on and the film loses focus, which then puts the production on the borderline of being like a soap opera. The setting, in and of itself, is a story--small, country, religious community; and sittin' in the middle of it--gay dads (20 year relationship), raising a son. But then we get a bible-toting wife, overbearing mother-in-law, religious bigots, alcoholism, HIV, professional rivalry....geez...give us a break. What's the real story here? I lost the song, in the midst of all the noise. With the exception of the actor who plays Mark, I'm not sure if there is a whole lot of real acting goin' on. Part of the charm and appeal of the rancher/cowboy life--at least to some folks--is the rather direct and unpretentious manner of the people who dedicate (or inherit) themselves to this kind of living. And most of the characters in the film communicate that down-to-earth, folksy disposition, which you don't know whether it is acting, or merely the "actors" playing themselves. In any case, it is believable, which is why I like the overall film. But again, it covers too much ground, and is way too long.

The slippery slope to redemption is filmmaker Ken Roht's canvas in this extremely fine American independent film. A simple but deeply satisfying story about a long-time couple reunited after a forced separation who begin navigating the murky waters of a shared past and uncertain future.Roht (also the screenwriter) has a deft touch as he weaves the various threads and knots of the couple's life. His dialogue is consistently pitch-perfect and is brilliantly served by the film's life-like pacing which affords the rare luxury of lingering in the film's many exquisite moments without losing sense of the story's tension, steam and trajectory. Roht's aim remains true throughout, he gets us to the end zone in a masterful way.Roht (the original quadruple threat) also performs as one of the film's leads to dazzling effect. His performance is simultaneously simmering, kinetic, poetic and deeply appealing. That AND he possesses a legitimately soulful voice that the film features in several terrific music scenes. Quite simply, this guy is on fire.One of the film's highlights is it's exquisite use of really fine original music. Each piece serves to enrich, punctuate and bridge-build the various themes being explored.I'm sorry I discovered this bijoux of a film so late in it's "run" but I'm grateful that Amazon Prime has chosen to serve it up for further consumption. This is a definite "must see" for all those interested in masterfully crafted independent film.

could have bee n a good movie but it moved along at a snails pace and I really did loose any interest in the cast. it was like watch a 1969's Canadian movie

Un bon film mais dommage qu'il n'y ait aucun sous-titres