New UK Trailer for Chris Pine Western Hell or High Water
If you like your movies smeared with 70’s grime and your leading men heavily moustached then this summer’s counter programming to blockbuster blues, Hell or High Water, will meet all your very specific needs.
A life raft in a sea of mediocre movies, David Mackenzie’s Hell or High Water, the follow-up to crunching prison drama Starred-Up, boasts a stellar cast, (Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster), a script from Sicario’s Taylor Sheridan and a score by The Proposition pair Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
A modern day western, the film sees two brothers (Chris Pine and Ben Foster) embark on a series of bank robberies across Texas – pursued across that state by Texas. Ranger Marcus Hamilton (Bridges) as blood is shed and the stakes are raised.
Expect strong character acting, tense set pieces and a sprinkling of social commentary. The film has already made its bow in US cinemas where it raked in the highest per theater average earner of the weekend among all films reporting grosses on Sunday.
Hell or High Water is likely to rank among the highest grossing limited release films of the summer (and early fall).Hell or High Water storms into UK cinemas on September 9th.