Hell or High Water, an uncommon bank heist story

Ian Murdock

Special to the Village News

When I first read the synopsis of the film Hell or High Water – having not even seen the previews – I thought to myself, this looks like a goldmine.

In anticipation of seeing it, I read a couple of reviews from big national newspapers. Both ranked it a one hundred – and I can't recall seeing that happen before, or very often. I also noted that it was the same writer as Sicario – which arguably ranks as one of the finest drug cartel movies made.

Set in the tough turf of West Texas, a seemingly common, and not exactly original story – a bank heist film – o...