The Hi-Lo Country

Great acting-disturbing, heart wrenching forlorned love-Outstanding performances by all of the characters. Gorgeous New Mexico scenery and true texas swing music- I loved this movie!!... Full review

Great acting-disturbing, heart wrenching forlorned love-Outstanding performances by all of the characters. Gorgeous New Mexico scenery and true texas swing music- I loved this movie!!... Full review

Woody Harrelson plays the role of cowboy right whether it is as Pepper in Cowboy Way or Big Boy in Hi Lo. He gets it right as a tough but likeable cowboy, always standing by his friends, taking chances, and never... Full review

Woody Harrelson plays the role of cowboy right whether it is as Pepper in Cowboy Way or Big Boy in Hi Lo. He gets it right as a tough but likeable cowboy, always standing by his friends, taking chances, and never... Full review

I was surprised and disappointed to see this film only get a 6.0 in the database. I am giving it a 7 because Penelope Cruz, who I respect as an actress- amazing beauty aside- doesn't quite fit into this film. Otherwise,... Full review

This movie has all the ingredients to make a great movie. It is beautifully photographed with wonderful western landscapes. It has one of Woody Harrelson's best performances as a hard drinking, hard working, hard loving good old boy rancher. It has... Full review

If you rent "The Hi-Lo Country", you're not ripping yourself off; you'll have a decent movie to watch. But what struck me after it was over was the unnerving feeling that it should have been so much better. The prize, a... Full review

This character study, set in New Mexico in the early ‘40s, begins with an enigmatic narrative that infuses `The Hi-Lo Country,' directed by Stephen Frears, with a tension that ultimately runs high throughout the entire film. The story focuses on the... Full review

This is a wonderful movie produced by Martin Scorcese's group and is the best contemporary western I've seen since "Unforgiven". In some ways it is like a Cormac McCarthy novel brought to life. It has a mature and literate screenplay by... Full review

The point of this exercise escapes me. Today, in 1999, there are probably two valid reasons for reviving a relic of a genre - to provide an old-fashioned, nostalgic, action-packed adventure, or to remould the Western in our age's image, to... Full review

But all this carping aside, its a darned good looking film you cant take your eyes off it, not just because of the scenery but the people in it and the terrific pictures, the big music score and fluid direction. The Hi-Lo Country explores the psychological and emotional effect of this wider social change on characters who cannot fully comprehend the consequences but know instinctively they are doomed. ... Full Review

In The Hi-Lo Country, Woody Harrelson and Billy Crudup conspire to create a believable friendship that's so fierce, it overshadows their relationships with their girlfriends, as well as their enemies. For every movie about hate there's two about love - yet there are hardly any about friendship. ... Full Review

Two things the film does have in its favor are a terrific performance by Woody Harrelson and beautiful scenic photography, which ensure that it's not a total loss. ... Full Review

But the main problem here is British director Stephen Frears.....A diverse talent, Frears has made some impressive geographic and chronological leaps in his career --....En route, Harrelson clearly struggles with the role.....Frears fails on both counts --.... ... Full Review

The Hi-Lo Country is a big ole western soap opera, but with virtues that are increasingly rare in today's cinema: an expansive backdrop, mercurial characters, flavorful dialogue and high production value. HI-LO COUNTRY, THE Rated:R For movie details, please click here . ... Full Review

SYNOPSIS: Set in the prairie country of New Mexico, Hi-Lo Country is the story of two cowboys Pete (Billy Crudup) and Big Boy (Woody Harrelson) who struggle to maintain the traditional cowboy way of life in post WW2 America whilst... ... Full Article

A WESTERN directed by a Briton, Stephen Frears' "The Hi-Lo Country" is probably best seen as a testament to the themes, though not the style, of that wild man of American movies, Sam Peckinpah. Until his death in 1984, Peckinpah ... Full Article

By KENNETH TURAN TIMES FILM CRITIC December 30, 1998 Wednesday December 30, 1998 It was a horse named Old Sorrel that brought Pete Calder and Big Boy Matson together in the bleak, northeastern corner of New Mexico that gives "The... ... Full Article

Big-screen dramas tend to concentrate on the more fiery emotions.For every movie about hate theres two about love yet there are hardly any about friendship. ... Full Article