Plot
In the late 1800s, a fanatical religious leader, a renegade Sheriff, and a former prostitute collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory.
Release Year: 2013
Rating: 6.0/10 (515 voted)
Director:Logan Miller
Storyline
In the late 1800's, a beautiful former prostitute (January Jones: "Mad Men") is trying to build an honest life with her husband in the rugged plains of New Mexico. When she catches the eye of a sadistic and powerful religious leader (Jason Isaacs: Harry Potter series), her life is violently turned upside down. She embarks on a bloody course of vengeance with the assistance of a renegade sheriff (Ed Harris: Pollock, The Hours, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13) who has pretty violent tendencies of his own.
There are ways for women to overcome their physical inferiority to men.
The heroine of this film, played by January Jones, somehow learns it,
and carries out her plans with a vengeance. The film later becomes an
absurd but fun ride like "Red Eye" with its female lead replaced by
another pretty blond, and set in the spectacular backdrop of the wild,
wild New Mexico.
Jones is clearly not gunning for major awards here, and striking deep
emotions is apparently not a requirement for her part. She needs to
look sassy and resolute in her cute costume, and she sufficiently
delivers within that realm.
Ed Harris is fantastic as a lunatic sheriff. The performances by the
rest of the supporting cast are also sound, especially by Jason Isaacs.
Country music heartthrob Jason Aldean is naturally menacing as the bad
guy's right hand man. He has a reasonable shot at a moonlighting career
in movies of this genre outside his day job as a singer.
"Sweetwater" will surely rub old school Western fans the wrong way, but
if you are open-minded about crossing formats, you just might find this
popcorn Western a perfect pastime.
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