Hell Or High Water - Digital HD

I don’t know how this flick ever slipped under the radar for me. Not a date movie lol, more of a guy’s flick. Great acting, great story, great directing. Best I’ve seen in a while. Five stars.

Fantastic movie. Superb production quality. Enjoyed on my 97" home theater setup in Dolby Atmos 🤘🏻

It was a very good movie

This was that slow burn story I was looking for,

I wasn't sure about this movie when I saw the trailer, I honestly thought Chris Pine was going to be out of his depth trying to play a down on his luck bank robbing West Texas boy. Glad to see I was wrong. The story is well done and gripping. I usually don't like rooting for the bad guys in movies but I found myself understanding Toby's motivation as the story progressed. Generations of his family kept in desolate poverty due to the predatory nature of the banks they had to deal with. And all he wanted to do is give his sons a better chance than he or his parents ever had. In the end, you find yourself conflicted because a part of you is happy he succeeded in his plan to save the ranch and pass it on to his boys and the other part is angry at the means in which it was accomplished. Not many movies can do that to me. The entire cast was incredible. Jeff Bridges shines as a long in the tooth Tesas Ranger facing imminent retirement. Gil Birmingham was perfect as the long suffering partner of Bridges. In fact, I found something to like about each character and not just the main ones. Outstanding performances from so many people makes this movie an absolute pleasure to watch and it is definitely one that is going in my library to be watched again and again.

Great movie

Finally a movie that is character driven in a movie that is amazing. I had heard good things about HELL OR HIGH WATER. From the description, the story seemed routine. We've seen it so many times before. Bank robbers (this time two brothers) seek revenge on the bank that has done them wrong as two dedicated law enforcement agents track them down. Somehow HELL OR HIGH WATER makes this story fresh and adds a new angle to it with a touch of humanity. Toby Howard (Chris Pine) and Tanner Howard (Ben Foster) are brothers seeking a form of revenge against the bank that is about to foreclosure on their family farm. Toby is the handsome "good" brother and Tanner is the wild one who has spent time in jail for robbery. They are only robbing branches of the bank that did them wrong and only for the amount they need to save their farm. Sort of modern day Robin Hoods with a twist. Tanner has a dangerous and wicked side that can only lead to trouble. Marcus Hamilton (Jeff Bridges) and Alberto Parker (Gil Birmingham) are Texas Rangers working to catch the robbers and end the crime spree. Hamilton shows his deep fondness and respect for his partner in the only way he knows how--with racist comments on Parkers Mexican and Native American heritage. Birmingham plays Parker as stoic and quiet. He stone faced reaction to Hamilton's slurs tell a story in itself. He's a remarkable character in an already remarkable film. The setting is stark and dismal and it's part of the story. The actors are just perfect for their roles. Pine proves that he can act and is more than a pretty face. I'm not familiar with Foster's work but I see a very talented actor here who deserves a lot of attention. Bridges has found the perfect role here and he proves that he only gets better with age. Birmingham is a fresh face and a major talent. There are a lot of movie clichés in this film. Toby's marriage has fallen apart and he is estranged from his son. Hamilton is on his last mission before retirement. Tanner is the violent wild card who shows up in every bank robber story. The odd thing is it all works and seems so incredibly new. It's a story of contrasts and who we actually want to see succeed in the end. There is a humanity and believability to this story that is so hard to find. Here is a super high recommend to a stunningly realistic drama.

Ok. Not great.

I was dubious about buying this movie - thought it might just be a B show with gratuitous violence-, but needed to because I am fascinated by Jeff Bridges acting styles and the characters he plays- great as usual. It seems so many times though other actors just cannot keep pace with his abilities. Not so with this movie... it is brilliant and the setting incredible. It is a modern version of a really good western... I plan watching this at least one more time. Very good value for the money- My rating is 9.8 out of 10.

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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.

I'm not always drawn to the Western genre, but a good one will draw me in, and 'Hell or High Water' does fit the bill of a good example. The film follows two brothers (Chris Pine and Ben Foster) who have been, for reasons explained in the film, carrying out a series of armed robberies of banks. Eventually finding a way onto their trail are a veteran lawman (Jeff Bridges) and his partner. Eventually, paths will be crossed but although that's the basic narrative, it's one of those great finds where you can, if you want to, pull much more than that from it. Vast landscapes, people surviving in whatever way they can and making decisions which don't necessarily make them bad, but which have to be reckoned with not nonetheless, coupled with some effective characterisation and great performances, push the film beyond being a run of the mill piece. I found myself really drawn into the characters by the end, and enjoyed it a lot. There's an adequate selection of extras, including a 30 minute Q&A with the director and main cast, featurettes and footage from the premiere in Austin, Texas that all in run around 75 minutes. The featurettes are more interesting than the Q&A but it's an OK package.