And, Scene: <em>Hell or High Water</em>
<em>The Atlantic</em> looks back at key cinematic moments in 2016, this time David Mackenzie’s pulpy West Texas bank-robber drama.
by David Sims
Jan 01, 2017
3 minutes
Over the last two weeks, The Atlantic has delved into some of the most interesting films of the year by examining a single, noteworthy moment and unpacking what it says about 2016. Today: David Mackenzie’s Hell or High Water. (The whole “And, Scene” series will appear here.)
From its opening shot, isn’t coy about its sympathies. As the camera pans across a dreary-looking town in West Texas, it catches a prominent bit did the same while trying to have some fun in the process.
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