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| HELL OR HIGH WATER movie poster |
The movie starts with a bank robbery in a small West Texas town pulled off by the 2 brothers. They make off with the cash and then hit another branch of the same bank. The robberies are for the brothers to get enough money to pay off the mortgage and back taxes owned on the family ranch. The bank is just about to file foreclosure papers on the ranch which is the same bank the brothers are targeting. Toby is a divorced father with 2 sons living a hard scrabble life and wants better for them. He would be able to do that with the oil rights on the property. Tanner is an ex-convict who was in jail for killing their abusive father. After the bank robberies, the brothers take off to an Oklahoma casino to exchange the stolen cash for chips and then back into a check to the bank so it can't be traced to them. They then head back to Texas for more money.
Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton who is just received his letter of forced retirement, and his partner Alberto Parker are sent to catch the robbers. At first the lawmen are one step behind the brothers but then Marcus has a plan to wait for them in the small town of Coleman. While they are waiting, they go to eat dinner at the "Famous T-Bone Cafe". Their interaction with a "take no lip West Texas senior waitress" is priceless. If you live in Texas you have been served by one of these ladies for sure!
But the brothers hit a different bank in a somewhat larger city and it is full of customers. Well, in rural West Texas everyone is carrying and the brothers barely get out of town with some townsfolk hot on their trail. When Marcus and Alberto hear the news they take off and join in the chase.
The Travelling Toe will leave the narrative there so the ending will not be spoiled if you have not seen the movie yet.
This is one of the best movies of the year. One major factor was the stark landscape, the small towns and the characters that are part of the story. Don't miss this movie!
CAST:
The Texas Rangers
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| Jeff Bridges Marcus Hamilton |
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| Gil Birmingham Alberto Parker |
The Outlaws
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| Chris Pine Toby Howard |
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| Ben Foster Tanner Howard |
Side Note:
Being a Native Texan there were 2 things that irritated The Travelling Toe, Jeff mispronounced the name of the Brazos River and the movie was actually filmed in New Mexico and not in Texas sad to say. What's up with that??????
The Travelling Toe gives this movie 2 big toes up with a West Texas oil rig pumping away.
Disclaimer: The Travelling Toe is not a professional critic and any opinions expressed are for entertainment purposes only.
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