SummaryIn the late 1800s, a fanatical religious leader (Jason Isaacs), a renegade Sheriff (Ed Harris), and a former prostitute (January Jones) collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory.
Directed By:Logan Miller
Written By:Logan Miller, Noah Miller, Andrew McKenzie
Sweetwater
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38
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Oct 21, 2013
50
Rare is the Western that’s too low-rent to be satisfyingly lurid, but with hardly any tension or personality to its name, Sweetwater just misses the mark.
Oct 14, 2013
50
The Old West is portrayed as a venal loony bin in Sweetwater, a handsomely designed, occasionally funny but ultimately empty female vengeance yarn.
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Jan 1, 2024
8
After all the bad reviews everywhere, I thought I would hate this, but when I watched it, I loved it, because I really enjoyed seeing January Jones killing all the bad guys like a Jason Strathham movie. The scene I particularly like is the one where she kills the peeping Tom. Also, I'm not a big fan of Ed Harris, but I loved him in this movie. His character was very unique.
Nov 28, 2021
5
This is a dark watch - it has quite a sinister feel to it, with a shadow of foreboding. However, the action side of this Western film is somewhat sporadic. The viewer is left somewhat on tenterhooks, wondering who will 'kick off' next and what may come of it. There is some witty dialogue at times, with things said such as 'go scrub your ass with a cactus brush!' - nice mental image, that(!). Its reasonably atmospheric but if your keen on fast paced films then this one may bore or distract you as there is a fair emphasis on dialogue heavy scenes. There are one or two potential jump scares too, depending on how nerve-y you may be. There is of course some strong-ish violence shown, bloody violence although the film is for the most part darkly lit, so there isn't a huge amount of detail shown but certainly enough to get the general idea of whats going on, if you know what I mean. There is also a religious aspect to this film, in that numerous crucifixes are shown i.e. Christianity. One of the characters is shown quoting what I assume to be verses from the bible, which is ironic given the dark deeds/violence inflicted on others, which I would certainly assume not to be promoted by the Bible(!) but it does add to the general sinister atmosphere provided. I mention this as it may or may not offend you if you are devoutly religious. The violence is very much comic book in style, with sudden movements and so on. I feel that this film is a mix of action/thriller and a Western and it tries perhaps too much to be both a serious and a flippant film and it doesn't enitrely work. Its an average, alright watch but not quite good as such, I'd say, hence my 5 out of 10 rating.
Oct 10, 2013
50
As violent act begets silly exchange begets another violent act, Sweetwater squanders its noteworthy resources — a cast enjoying themselves (especially Isaacs and Harris), and some effectively brooding outdoor cinematography.
Oct 8, 2013
50
That Sweetwater is so generic doesn't prevent it from being intermittently entertaining.
Oct 10, 2013
40
The characters aren’t the only things painted in broad strokes. Sweetwater is rife with gauche symbolism and imagery.
Oct 14, 2013
30
Fancy-sounding dialogue and handsome widescreen lensing goes only so far to disguise the shallowness of the underlying material.
Oct 10, 2013
25
A revenge-fantasy Western that wants to luxuriate in its B-movie roots but suffers from dull direction and an even duller central performance.
Oct 10, 2015
2
Violent offensive rubbish. Atrocious acting and a contrived plot. Don't waste your time watching this terrible film. Ed Harris is a fine actor but he is as bad as all the other members of the cast in the horrible film.
