You might not know it since the noise from other movies seemed to drown it out, but “Starred Up” director David Mackenzie‘s pulpy “Hell Or High Water” walked out of the Cannes Film Festival with across-the-board praise — it currently sits at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. In short, you need to put this movie on your radar fast, and hopefully this new trailer will help you do just that.
Starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Gil Birmingham, who decide to rob the very bank that will be foreclosing on the family farm, but it puts them directly in the crosshairs of a foul-mouthed Texas Ranger looking for one last moment of glory before he hangs up his hat. Here’s the official synopsis:
A story about the collision of the Old and New West, two brothers — Toby (Chris Pine), a straight-living, divorced father trying to make a better life for his son; and Tanner (Ben Foster), a short-tempered ex-con with a loose trigger finger — come together 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 (Jeff Bridges) 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.
“Hell Or High Water” opens on August 12th in limited release before going wide on August 19th.
