FINEST HOLLYWOOD TRADITION

Even after all the recycling, rebooting and revamping, there is still quality in modern Hollywood. The problem is it is rare, hidden and non-commercial.

„Hell or high water” is one of those well balanced mixes of drama, action, comedy and social criticism that Hollywood used to send to box office in two decimal numbers per year, but nowadays does that only once or twice. Atmosphere of economy run down Texas is realy convincing as well as the musical background and acting. Jeff Bridges is just perfect as a mysogene ranger awaiting pension, Ben Foster is reliable as always, bringing the much needed humor to ease the situation down, and even Chris Pine tries his best to keep up with his well developed character. There will be no false American partiotism and pathetic will hold well inside the barriers of the acceptable until the western-like ending.

„Hell or high water” is one of those movies that made Hollywood and the ones it desperately needs right now.

HELL OR HIGH WATER – 8/10

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TOO ARTIFICIAL

Jafar Panahi is one of the leading Iranian movie directors, especially when it comes to Western audience, hooked on the fact that he was banned from making movies by the satanised local government.

To fight this unjust ban, he decides to pose as a taxi driver and make a omnibus documentary about the social problems in modern Iran. He does it hastly, incoherently and above all, unconvicingly.

There are a lot of better Iranian movies about the social problems in that country than „Taxi Tehran”. Also, there are a lot of better Iranian movies than „Taxi Tehran”. A lot.

TAXI TEHRAN - 3/10

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