Nine films into his alloverthemap 14year movie career, david mackenzie delivers what is certainly his most commercially appealing entry so far, and one. Hell or high water 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Hell or high water is a 2016 american neowestern heist film directed by david mackenzie and. Hell or high water is a thrillingly good movie a crackerjack drama of crime, fear, and brotherly love set in a sunroasted, deceptively sleepy west texas that feels completely exotic for. A selfdestructive brunette beauty, her life was full of misfortune. Hell or high water premiered at the cannes film festival and will be released by cbs films on august 12. Starring chris pine, ben foster and jeff bridges, the film follows two brothers who carry out a series of bank robberies to save their family farm. Hell or high water actor finds humanity in stark film. Hell or high water is a heist picture with a satirical edge that reminded.
Lionsgate is breaking its cbs films western hell or high water wide sooner than expected after its buzzy premiere at cannes. Hell or high water is a gripping and exceedingly entertaining neowestern that delivers an ensemble of stellar performances particularly bridges, gritty action and dark humour. Bella darvi became a 50s symbol for one of the many movie cinderellas whose bright and beautiful hollywood fairy tale would come crashing down, ending in bitterness and tragedy. Aug 25, 2016 courtesy of cannes film festival hell or high water cannes winners american honey and bacalaureat also are among the festival favorites getting the redcarpet treatment in switzerland. Comancheria hell or high water extrait cannes 2016 hd. Of polishfrench descent, she miraculously survived the tortures of a wwii concentration camp as a. May 17, 2016 director david mackenzie, chris pine, ben foster and more on the red carpet for the premiere of hell or high water at the cannes film festival 2016. The main characters, chris pine and ben foster turn in great performances. Hell or high water starts off not too dissimilar in tone to one of the other great crime capers that weve witnessed at cannes this week, shane blacks pitch black comedy the nice guys. Last year in the cannes competition, actorturnedscreenwriter taylor. It stars ben foster and chris pine as two brothers holding up a series of banks in west texas in an effort to raise the money to keep their dead.
Hell or high water is a heist picture with a satirical edge that reminded me of brechts dictum about robbing a bank being a waste of time compared to owning one. Hell or high water is a 2016 american neowestern heistcrime film directed by david mackenzie and written by taylor sheridan. Hell or high water is a thrillingly good movie a crackerjack drama of crime, fear, and brotherly love set in a sunroasted, deceptively sleepy west texas that. May 16, 2016 hell or high water is a heist picture with a satirical edge that reminded me of brechts dictum about robbing a bank being a waste of time compared to owning one. Although mackenzie is scottish, texas should just make him an honorary citizen after hell.
David mackenzie on capturing the loss of the old west cannes. He has a knack for playing a top notch supporting role, and often times gets overlooked. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news. The film premiered at the cannes film festival on may 16, 2016 and began a limited release on august 12, 2016, in the. Hell or high water marks mackenzies second time at the cannes film festival after 2003s young adam. Aug 12, 2016 jeff bridges plays a texas ranger in hell or high water. With chris pine, ben foster, jeff bridges, gil birmingham. May 17, 2016 cleareyed directorial oversight similarly elevated hell or high water, a story of b movie pulp given new life through skillfully orchestrated gunfights and studied specificity of detail in time. The director is david mackenzie, the british filmmaker whose last film was the. Comancheria turned hell or high water nm film news. Chris pine and ben foster attend the premiere of hell or high. The root of hell or high water is a cops and robbers story, with marcus jeff bridges and alberto gil birmingham playing the two cops attempting to hunt down bank robbers toby chris pine and. Chris pine and ben foster attend the premiere of hell or high water at the cannes film festival 2016. Aug 14, 2016 david mackenzies hell or high water flowed into 32 theaters, becoming the highest per theater average earner of the weekend among all films reporting grosses sunday.
May 20, 2016 hell or high water premiered at the 2016 cannes film festival. Hell or high water stars chris pine and ben foster reunite. Filled with indelible characters, sneaky humor, and mournful intelligence, its a film that deserves to be seen. May 16, 2016 hell or high water is a thrillingly good movie a crackerjack drama of crime, fear, and brotherly love set in a sunroasted, deceptively sleepy west texas that feels completely exotic for.
Thank god that people like you saw it in the afternoon and it got positive feedback or i would have been dying that night. Starring academy awardwinner jeff bridges, chris pine, and ben foster, hell or high water is a tense, riveting and critically acclaimed crime. It borrows heavily from the coen brothers and cormac mccarthy, but it does so very well, thanks largely to a terrific script from taylor sheridan, the redhot actorturned. David mckenzies hell or high water is a gritty, darkly humorous, and fiendishly violent neowestern. Chris pine brings hell or high water to cannes 2016. Taylor sheridan, the oscar nominated screenwriter of hell or high water, says his film captures the pulse of rural, small town america that led to donald trump getting elected. Or, in other words, the type of film you might expect from a nonamerican director working in the united states. Chris pine brings hell or high water to cannes 2016 photo. Hell or high water offers a solidly crafted, wellacted western heist thriller that eschews mindless gunplay in favor of confident pacing and fullbodied.
If theres such a thing as an easygoing thriller, then hell or high water is it. The film follows two brothers chris pine and ben foster who carry out a series of bank robberies to save their family ranch, while being pursued by two texas rangers jeff bridges and gil birmingham. Chris pine, ben foster, and jeff bridges are all brilliant in hell or high water, david mackenzies gripping. Hell or high water is a film directed by david mackenzie with jeff bridges, chris pine, ben foster, gil birmingham, year. Hell or high water premiered at cannes last year and went on to receive.
Hell or high water is a 2016 american neowestern heist film directed by david mackenzie and written by taylor sheridan. May 21, 2016 cannes, france david mackenzies hell or high water, a politically motivated neowestern torn from the pages of sam shepherds playbook, took off like a firecracker. Hell or high water even features a cast led by the national treasure that is jeff bridges. Hell or high water werd lovend ontvangen op het cannes film festival.
And yet, while moviegoers desperate to see anything that doesnt involve a superhero may be willing to overlook its shortcomings, others will undoubtedly be disappointed to find that its somewhat less than the sum of its parts. Apr 24, 2017 hell or high water stars chris pine and ben foster reunite with director for netflixs outlaw king. This years indy film fest closes its 11day run on sunday. Hell or high water producers on how the movie reflects the. Back in the day we told you that repeat nm filmer jeff bridges crazy heart, true grit would be heading back to the land of enchantment.
A divorced father and his excon older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their familys ranch in west texas. A divorced dad and his excon brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their familys farm in west texas. List of accolades received by hell or high water wikipedia. Chris pine looks ohso handsome while at the photo call for his movie hell or high water during the 2016 cannes film. Starring academy awardwinner jeff bridges, chris pine, and ben foster, hell or high water is a tense, riveting and critically acclaimed crime thriller, from the screenwriter of sicario and the.