Living In The Wild Wild West Weekend..."Sweetwater"

Sweetwater (2013)

Rated R for violence, language and nudity

Starring January Jones, Jason Isaacs, Ed Harris

Directed by Logan Miller

The Story:

Sarah (Jones) is a former prostitute who has given up that life for married life on a farm in New Mexico.  However her neighbor, the Prophet Josiah (Isaacs) is a little off his rocker, and when he kills Sarah's husband, she plots to exact vengeance.  Complicating matters, there's a new sheriff (Harris) in town, and it's unclear how his investigation will help or hinder Sarah's plan.

Interesting.

It's nice to see a western on the screen again.

Isaacs plays a bad guy, like nobody's business.  I hadn't seen him in anything in a long time, and I forgot how great of an actor  he is.  Apparently he's been hanging out making Harry Potter movies, so no wonder I haven't seen him.

:)

But yes, he is equally mesmerizing and evil at the same time throughout the movie.

Ed Harris on the other hand...

Well, he does a great job playing an Old West lawman.  And then the script has the sheriff do odd things... like dance around in the desert...  Kind of odd behavior.

Otherwise, no real complaints about anything.

Wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible. ;)

And apparently, as of this week, it's now streaming on Netflix for your viewing pleasure.

Final Grade: C+

Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Had the rating been lower, replayability might be higher.

A Secret Society for "Seeking Justice"

How far would you go for revenge?

The Story:

When Will (Nicolas Cage) finds out that his wife (January Jones) has been assaulted and raped, he makes a deal with Simon (Guy Pearce), a stranger he meets at the hospital, to have the man who did this to his wife killed, in exchange for a favor down the road.  At first he hesitates, then he agrees.  True to his word, the offender winds up dead, and then suddenly Will is being asked to kill another sex offender.  Will isn't a murderer, but Simon and his partners are very persuasive.  The race is on as Will has to try and clear his name, and get out from under Simon's thumb in this thriller set in New Orleans.

This is another film that came out, and didn't last long in theaters, if it even showed in theaters.

It's really not that bad.

I'm not sure which is the worst part of the film: Cage's goatee or Pearce's shaved head.  Both seemed wrong and unnatural to me.

: )

It's a by the numbers thriller with twists that you expect, and maybe some you don't.

Nothing monumental, but nothing that doesn't hold your attention while you watch it, and that's a good thing.

Now streaming on Netflix as of this writing.

Final Grade: C+

Would I Own It: Probably not, but if it was playing, I could watch it again.