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Sunday, February 12, 2017

Report Card----"Hell Or High Water"

This is some good movie.
It's about bank robbers, whom you root for to succeed.
The son of one of them needs brain surgery.
One of the Sheriffs, chasing them, was Jeff Bridges.
And how do you not like Jeff Bridges.
And this was him at his most likeable.
So this at least made you feel conflicted.

On to the scoring:   

Is it interesting?

Extremely
A+.

Compelling even?

Often
A.

Is it a story worth telling?

Extremely
A.

Is it good storytelling?

Excellent
A.

Is it well written?

Very.
A.

Is it well cast? Well played?

Bridges is always fun.
A.

Well shot?

Very.
A..

Did the director put such a personal stamp on it so that no one else could have made it?

I suppose.
A.

How long does it take to establish the film's locale and time period?

Immediately. The seventies.
A+.

Is it too long? Too short?

Perfect.
A.

Is it believable? Do you care about the characters?.

Yes,, and yes.
A..

Is it predictable? Does it surprise you?

Not at at all.
A.

Do you think about it after you've seen it?

Here and there.
B.

Is it funny?

Often.
A.

Would it have been worth the thirteen bucks it would have cost to see it in the movies?

Perhaps some bucks.
A.

Is it impressive?

Very..
A.

Overall grade: A.

Another rip-roarer.
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Hi. I am, according to my Wikipedia entry,(which I did not create) a noted television writer, playwright, screenwriter, and occasional actor. You can Google me or go to the IMDB to get my credits, and you can come here to get my opinions on things, which I'll try to express eloquently. Hopefully I'll succeed. You can also e-mail me at macchus999@aol.com. Perhaps my biggest claim to fame is being responsible, for about six months in 1975, while Head Writer for the "Happy Days" TV series, for Americans saying to each other "Sit on it."