Hell or High Water

[BoSoxGal]

This is a very, very good movie with another terrific performance by Jeff Bridges - and excellent acting all around, of a terrific story. A must see, near perfect film, IMHO.

[Sue U]

Saw that in the theater when it came out. Terrific modern Western. (As the spousal unit said, "You can tell it's a Western because there's a horse in it." )

[Lord Jim]

That really does look good...

Definitely going to check it out; thanks for posting about it BSG...(I remember the promos when it came out, but forgot about it)

ETA:

It's available to rent on several streaming services, but it's also available currently at no additional charge for anyone who has Showtime.

[BoSoxGal]

I’d actually subscribed to Showtime for a month so I could finally watch Homeland - even though I don’t love Claire Danes, wow it was good! - and Billions and Ray Donovan and the most recent season of The Affair, and I stumbled on this movie just as I was churning through the last few days of my subscription.

I was really blown away by how excellent it was; I recall hearing about it only at one of the awards shows, probably the Academy Awards for which Bridges’s performance was nominated for best supporting actor. I made a mental note and then forgot all about it until I saw it in the Showtime movies offerings.

I already want to watch it again but will have to wait until it’s free on one of the services.

It’s really, really, REALLY good!

[Long Run]

Two other good Showtime series were The United States of Tara and Web Therapy. They may be available on other services.

[BoSoxGal]

I loved Tara, watched it a few years ago. Toni Colette is one of the best actors around, IMHO - I’d watch her in anything. I think Tara is on Netflix or Hulu now.

Didn’t see the other series; will check it out next time - I’ll subscribe again when the new seasons of RD, Billions and Homeland release.

[Lord Jim]

We watched it last night on Showtime...

Superb!

Especially (as BSG notes) Jeff Bridges, who had his character down to a tee, (the only other actors I can imagine playing the role would be Sam Elliot or maybe Tommy Lee Jones) and gave the movie a lighter touch with some truly hilarious lines...

A really well crafted blend of drama, action, and humor....

[BoSoxGal]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[Long Run]

I enjoyed it too, thanks for the recommendation. The acting, dialogue, mood, music, filming were all very good. Though, I will say that the plot requires more than a bit of eliding over the gaps and caricatures.