Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Clifton Johnson The film's first shot features graffiti that reads "3 tours in Iraq but no bailout for people like us." This may be a summer 2016 movie, but it is Trump's America...a heist story for those who feel screwed over. Which is everybody. And while the story is hardly original, the dialogue is tight and fresh. From the bank robbers to the eye witnesses to the law enforcement to the native peoples, everybody senses that they were left out. And everybody has a quip that captures it. The morality - and chaos - that is left behind may not be new, but it is well crafted. Bridges and Pine are electric, and every minute is riveting.

alexandruvelciu I simply cannot understand how this movie got nominated for Best Picture Oscar !!! I got bored in the first 20 minutes like never before !!!! The fact that its screenplay got also nominated for Oscar simply gives me ghoosebumps ! This only confirms me that academy awards (doesn't worth capitalising anymore) it's only politically and financially infuenced ! SPOILER ALERT !!!Can someone explain me how the little brother didn't end up arrested in the end of the movie ?? With dozens of witnesses, and even him identified by policemen after splitting cars ?! Simply unreal !!! I could rewrite this movie screenplay while going to toilet in a single morning and improve it !And what really scares me the most are other users ratings and its rating on IMDB. But I guess this is what 21st century is all about: LYING, LYING and keep LYING all the time, on TV, in media, in movies, on blogs.... LIE as much as you can :)

micklynn-98134 I doubt I will ever get tired of watching this film. Like many classic westerns it is written so well with just enough words for the actors to work their craft, it seems effortless as the story unfolds. Years from now I shall play the DVD and still enjoy it. Chris Pine and Ben Foster have quickly become indicators that a movie is worth paying to go see. Both have an excellent body of work in different genres. Beau Bridges has been so for quite a while now. All the bit parts are well played so that this movie has nothing in the way of weak links or flat spots. Gotta love the grumpy old waitress. And Ben Foster is absolutely the right age if anyone is planning a movie about Custer. Aside from being a western Hell Or High Water plays nicely alongside 99 Homes, Money Monster and Killing Them Softly. All these films are concerned with Americas economic problems and peoples feelings of despair and abandonment. Crime is usually the solution closest to hand. The movie drives through run down Texas towns with scenes of failed businesses, while Foster and Pine crack wise in the style we liked so much in the first Magnificent Seven film. Think of Brad Dexter and Steve MacQueen. The soundtrack follows the images beautifully, the tone of Hell Or High Water is pitch perfect and I haven't met anyone yet with a bad word to say about it.

TheLittleSongbird One of the most critically acclaimed films of 2016 and nominated for four Oscars, 'Hell or High Water' also had an intriguing idea, a talented cast with Jeff Bridges being a particular attraction and a script by ace writer Taylor Sheridan (writer for the brilliant 'Sicario', and went on to direct one of the most promising directorial debuts of 2017 with the recent 'Wind River').'High or High Water' was not a let down in any way. One of the finest films of 2016 and to me all its four Oscar nominations were among the year's most deserving (Bridges' nomination for Best Supporting Actor should have been a strong contender for winning). It is not the most original of stories sure, but that did not matter at all because it executed all its components impeccably and still had its share of surprises. It does have a slow start somewhat but not in any way a want-to-switch-it-off way.Along with 'La La Land' (it has become popular to hate that film, loved it personally), 'Hell or High Water' was one of the year's best-looking films. It has a rustic Western look in terms of setting that is very effectively evoked and it is stunningly shot. It should have been a contender for Best Cinematography, but at least got some recognition for the concise editing.The rip-roaring, at times hauntingly elegiac and at other times rousing, soundtrack enhances everything going on on screen. That one of the best scores that year was not even nominated and the pretty awful score for 'Jackie' (one of the worst things about a disappointing film) was even to a very subjective reviewer, who absolutely despises the "I don't understand..." and all its various other just as clichéd, overused and abused variations, is not easy to fathom.Best Original Screenplay was very much deserving, with Sheridan once again striking gold with a snappy, smart and tightly structured script. While meditative in pacing, the story is nonetheless absorbing and surprisingly rich in its complexity. It's also intricately told and with a mix of the hard-edged and the elegiac.David Mackenzie does a remarkable job directing, getting the most out of the story and atmosphere and bringing out the best of his cast. Chris Pine's lead performance is one of his best, but it's the supporting cast that shine more.Ben Foster, in a role that is the polar opposite to Pine's and perhaps the slightly more interesting, is a revelation, even more is an astounding Jeff Bridges who completely disappears into his role to unforgettable effect. One must also single out Gil Birmingham, who really wrenched the heart in this year's 'Wind River' and gives a different but every bit as wonderful turn here.In conclusion, wonderful film and a 2016 highlight. 10/10 Bethany Cox