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Hell or High Water

2016

David Mackenzie

Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham ...

7.2

31,824

Thriller. Western. Drama. Action A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas. In a story where the Old West meets the New West, two brothers - Toby (Chris Pine), a straight-laced and divorced father trying to provide for his son, and Tanner (Ben Foster), a short-tempered ex-con - rob branch after branch of the bank that's foreclosing their family land. The pair seem to be getting away with their ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A elegaic Texan western that packs a dizzying punch (...) Pine and Foster bring a new, grizzled maturity to their performances (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"
		Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"Funny, elegiac and thrilling, it’s a tale of brotherhood and family that takes in the harsh beauty of the land, the elusive nature of right and wrong and the quirky delights of human connections in a time of bewildering change"
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"Chris Pine, Ben Foster, and Jeff Bridges are all brilliant (...) 'Hell or High Water' channels the uncut adrenaline of crime, but it’s also a moral drama that takes the measure of each destabilizing action it shows us"
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"An instant classic modern-day Western, traveling down familiar roads but always, always with a fresh and original spin (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A soulful outlaw tale with a socioeconomic perspective and a rich sense of place"
		Tom Huddleston Time Out	"A film with a fistful of memorable moments—most of them involving Bridges hurling insults at people—but not a great deal new to say (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A mesmerizing, modern-day western that moves with the coiled intensity of a rattlesnake ready to spring (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"If 'No Country for Old Men' were remade as a heist movie, it might look something like director David Mackenzie’s Texas-set thriller 'Hell or High Water'."
		Nikola Grozdanovic The Playlist	"The plot’s skeleton doesn’t evolve beyond 'cops chasing robbers,' but 'Hell or High Water' balances its widespread and intelligent humor with something that’s real, serious, and tremendously sad (...) A surefooted and perfectly enjoyable ride"

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