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Hell or High Water film synopsis: “A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family’s ranch in West Texas. The movie opens in a small town in West Texas in the morning. In front of the Texas Midland Bank, a female bank employee is rushed by two men with guns, masks and nondescript clothing. They force her inside and tell her to open the cash drawers. She says there is no money in the drawers and opens them showing there is no money. She then tells them they are new at robbing banks and says if they leave now all they will be accused of is being stupid. The robbers take umbrage to what she said and force her to the ground in front of the counter. She says she will not get the money until the bank manager comes in at 8:30 am. When the manager does come in, he is greeted by the robbers, one of whom hits him in the face with his gun.” IMDb
Although a Western set in another time, Hell or High Water holds true for today’s environment where anger and social injustice is rampart. We applaud that it recognizes these social issues concurrent with today’s outrage, but don’t see it as a Best Picture, so taking it off the winner list.
