Two thumbs up.
Great acting, Harrelson and Costner, are really good at playing older characters. Great scenery and backdrops reflective of Texas and the depression era.
Oh, and great guns.
No endless car chases or Star Wars CGI.
Just a good old-fashioned movie relying on fine acting, great directing, and a solid story line. Not for those with ADD.
Yep.
I think that's what I liked most about it.
I wonder if Hamer and the crew actually did come out guns ready to offer them a chance to surrender or just bushwhack them?
I watched the movie 300, entertaining, but i can guarantee you that the Spartans did not go into battle wearing nothing but speedos.
I liked this movie cuz it focused on Gault and Hamer. There was not any John Wick shootouts. The flick was not a shoot-em-up. It told a story well. It provokes discussion like we're doing here.
....I doubt they actually used the same road to film the ambush, Hwy 154 is 2 lane blacktop all the way from Elm Grove to Gibsland , I've probably driven past the site without thinking about it, next time I'll stop and take pictures....
You know what? The curve in the road and the hill looks just right, I took a look in Google Earth. Makes me wonder if my grandfather ever crossed paths with the bunch, he was born in Castor and lived in the area in his youth . I've got an old photo of him standing by his car with 1937 plates on it. You never know.From what I read it was the same road. Not exactly the same spot. They covered the black top with dirt and they brought in all the foliage along side the road.