Hell or High Water

Justice isn’t a crime.

This week’s arthouse/commercial release is about two brothers, one a hard-working, divorced father, and the other a short-tempered ex-con with a loose trigger finger, who team up to rob branch after branch of the bank that is foreclosing on their family land. The hold-ups are part of a last-ditch scheme to take back a future that powerful forces beyond their control have stolen from under their feet. Vengeance seems to be theirs until they find themselves in the crosshairs of a relentless, foul-mouthed Texas Ranger looking for one last triumph on the eve of his retirement. As the brothers plot a final bank heist to complete their plan, a showdown looms at the crossroads where the last honest law man and a pair of brothers with nothing to live for except family collide.

102 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Crime, Drama, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Me and my lady here will sort you out ...

Credits

Cast	Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham
Director	David Mackenzie
Screenplay	Taylor Sheridan
Music	Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
Cinematography	Giles Nuttgens
Editing	Jake Roberts
Sound formats
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2016
Produced by	Film 44, OddLot Entertainment, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Modern western
Language	Strong and frequent
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Strong, realistic and frequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 17 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Ann Hornaday Suberb neo-Western is a compelling masterpiece.	15
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Die dag as jy enigiets sal doen.	15
Cape Times David Rooney Sinewy Direction.	15
ScreenIt Jim Judy While I wasn&rquot;t expecting much going in, I loved every minute of Hell or High Water and if you love to watch smart, engaging and well-made movies, you probably will too.	16
Metacritic.com 45 critics	18
Rottentomatoes critics 192 critics	17
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Hell or High Water offers a solidly crafted, well-acted Western heist thriller that eschews mindless gunplay in favor of confident pacing and full-bodied characters.	20
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	16
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Excellent, relevant crime drama has language, violence.	15
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 158 users	17
Rottentomatoes users 24057 users	17
Internet 14964 Netizens A film worth seeking out	16
Average .. 82%	16