Hell or High Water (David Mackenzie, 2016)
On a different day I might have been far less forgiving of this film's familiar terrain, but the easy-going simplicity of
Hell or High Water more or less hit the spot the night I watch it. The plotting is a bit thin (the whole bit about there only being seven branches seemed needlessly stupid), and the cinematography and editing rarely rise above the level of serviceable. The performances are just fine, too. That's the operative word here and really could've sufficed for the entirety of this review: Fine. I'm sure the comic remake with Morgan Freeman, Harvey Keitel, and Alan Arkin will be equally insightful about economic alientation in modern America.
Grade: B-
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