This is a nice little gem of a movie. Hell or High Water is not perfect, though, as the plot does not hold together if one takes a close look at it. A pair of brothers take to robbing banks, and a cantankerous old lawman and his Native American sidekick pursue them. But it isn’t what you think at first. The brothers actually have a pretty good reason for what they’re doing, even though they are clearly the badguys. And the goodguys aren’t entirely good. The lawman likes to needle his Indian sidekick with racist jokes, but the Native American deputy makes it clear that he doesn’t accept being dismissed as merely the Indian sidekick and gives back as good as he gets. Jeff Bridges as the lawman manages to infuse the abusive language with such charm and evident good will that one can’t help but like him despite his obnoxiousness. As for the brothers, Chris Pine plays quite a different role from the bombastic Kirk of the Star Trek movies, and brings a naturalistic and understated intensity to his part here. His wilder brother, played by the busy but still somewhat under-rated Ben Foster, is the real villain of the movie, but even he is a loyal brother and not entirely unlikable. Neither a happy nor a sad movie, and with some humorous moments, this is a film that’s all shades of gray and fascinating to watch.

A certified classic! It will blow your mind!

Great acting..Ben Foster

Geez... genius. So well done. Characters are vibrant.

This is another one of those movies that seem pretty good until you think about it.

The Bridges character continually used racist comments against his sidekick- but WE all know (don't we) that he is a real softie at heart.

A more interesting take would be in the style of the Norwegian policier, "Insomnia". In that scenario, Bridges' sidekick gets so irritated by the constant nattering by Bridges that he blows him away and puts the blame on the feckless brothers.

An excellent movie definitely worth watching. As with most British movies this one is vastly superior to most of the other garbage out there. Acting is superb. Also available on Netflix.!

Hell or High Water one Hell of a movie. This went under-the-radar for me, discovered while looking up Taylor Sheridan, the remarkable writer of Sicario, Wind River, and this. Add Jeff Bridges: check! Ben Foster: check! Chris Pine: suprisingly, against type, check! Well-told/acted, atmospheric small-town Texas desolation, originally titled Comancheria, this tale of 2 bank-robbing brothers taking vengeance on the blood-sucking banks, vs. a pair of Texas lawmen, is an engaging winner.

I reviewed this movie before but after seeing it again and thinking about it I have a different take.....Jeff Bridges, the tough old Texas Ranger about to retire, lives his last days of law enforcement during the economic meltdown of 2007-8, discovering through observation and the ironic comments of his Mexican/Comanche partner Alberto that things are not as simple as they appear, that he is assisting the massive rip-off of the ordinary people by the financial elites, who acquire their property and assets fraudulently and by manipulating the financial system....when a couple of victims of this process, one a confirmed thug but the other a little more ambiguous, begin a series of bank robberies to pay off the bank for their debts and to leave their kids something, he realizes the problem, and is caught.....I won't reveal the story but it is very well told and subtle, the violence and desolation tell a story......don't miss this.....

Good story. Reminded me of Elmore Leonard-type westerns. Solid performances from Chris Pine and Jeff Bridges, and the other guy. Bridges used a voice he's used before and I think he could have made a better choice. I kept thinking of Captain Kirk with Pine's performance, despite the 'stache. Solid overall.

This is a superb modern western! Great storyline, terrific acting! Interesting from start to finish.