This took me six days to watch. Not because it's bad but because I just didn't have the time. It's a pretty good Western. I would probably double-feature it with The Accountant. Toby Howard (Chris Pine) has a problem. His mother took out a reverse mortgage on their family ranch before dying and if he doesn't come up with the money to pay it off, the bank will foreclose. So he reaches out to his older brother, Tanner (Ben Foster), and the two men hatch a plan to pay the bank with money stolen from its branches and laundered through the local casino. Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton (Jeff Bridges) and his partner (Gil Birmingham) are assigned the case. Marcus is only a few months from retirement and is eager to feel the rush of the chase once more. With the net closing in, Toby must avoid the law as well as keep his wildcard brother on track to meet their goal.
I don't know what it is about Chris Pine. I kind of forget about him (probably because there are so many hot Chris's in Hollywood right now) and then he'll be in stuff and I'll remember "Oh, right, I'm in love with you." He is fantastic in this movie and it is such a different turn from other characters he's played. Ben Foster is always good. He is a phenomenal character actor. Bridges feels like he's phoning it in a little bit. Or trying too hard to channel Tommy Lee Jones in No Country for Old Men. So if you're in the mood for a dark Robin Hood-type Western, you could do a lot worse than Hell or High Water.
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