Searching for the suspect, a former detective, who combines with another detective, in order to solve the murder case of his wife, who has been murdered, while keeping their ranch, accuse a Mexican man that comes to the US illegally, the thing that brings terrible for them all.
The actors are compelling, and the issue is, of course, always worth discussion. It's not a great movie, but, if nothing else, Frontera is worthwhile on those fronts.
Ed Harris brings such world-weary gravitas to his role as a grieving widower...that he comes close to making up for the picture's sometimes clunky narrative.
I liked everything about this film, the writing by Michael Berry (who also directed the film) and Louis Moulinet, the pace, the editing, by Larry Madaras ('American Beauty') and the acting is excellent by the entire cast.
This is trying way too hard to be Crash in the desert. The performances are dull, the story is worn out, and the film just doesn't know when to call it quits. As far as entertainment goes, Frontera is the slowest rolling tumbleweed around.
In trying to create a balanced portrait of the conflicts and the ordinary people affected by them, director Michael Berry... chips away at the authenticity and intensity that an issue-driven film like this sorely needs.
