Texas brothers, divorced father Toby (Chris Pine), and ex-con Tanner (Ben Foster), come together after years divided to resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas.
All of the performers in this film, right down to the bit players, are quite good, but Bridges demonstrates yet again that he is one of the finest actors in America.
Because of its premise and its plot, the film is an updated western, a portrait of the cycle of poverty and violence that has marked the modern history of the United States. [Full review in Spanish]
This neo-Western works splendidly as a self-contained tale of loyalty, loss and redemption, with polished turns from a smoldering Chris Pine and spunky Ben Foster.
A precise western, accompanied by accurate and corrosive dialogues where Texas becomes an X-ray of an economically collapsed country. [Full review in Spanish]
Scenic, well-paced and rich in dialogue and character, the film is Coen brothers for the squares, and maybe the best middle-of-the-seat drama of the summer.
A real film, full of wit and insight, and carried by actors that rise above the pointedness of their dialogue to discover something profound within their limited ideologies.
From a purely narrative perspective, there's nothing new here but like a new arrangement of a familiar tune, the slight changes make it fresh and enjoyable.
David Mackenzie's modern-day Western hits the high-water mark in terms of its uniformly fine performances if not, necessarily, its narrative construct.
