Academy Awards, USA 2017
| Nominated Oscar | Best Motion Picture of the Year Carla Hacken Julie Yorn |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Jeff Bridges | |
| Best Original Screenplay Taylor Sheridan | |
| Best Achievement in Film Editing Jake Roberts |
CBS Films
Directed by David Mackenzie
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Lionsgate)
Two brothers rob banks in west Texas to pay off the mortgage of their recently deceased mother. They are pursued by two Texas Rangers, including Jeff Bridges who is approaching retirement. He and his buddy act as a sort of comic relief to the hectic robberies of the two brothers. They eventually make a mistake and are pursued by locals with guns in pickup trucks. In the ensuing standoff one of the Rangers is shot and killed, but the other one manages to pick off the brother with a long range rifle. However, the other brother escapes and eventually settles down. Years later there is a tense meeting between the two of them to end the film. The brothers are motivated by the depressed economics of west Texas where banks are the enemy of the people. However, the locals don't hesitate to pick up arms when the banks are robbed, even if they are secretly rooting for the bad guys. Jeff Bridges can do this kind of character in his sleep. Entertaining but hardly essential.
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