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"I guess country lasts forever. People ain’t but for a little while."
All John Grady Cole (Matt Damon) ever wanted to do was ranch on his grandfather’s land in west Texas. But his father had signed over the future of the land to his ex in the divorce so when the grandfather died, John’s mother sold the land leaving John quite devastated.
John sets off with his friend Lacey Rawlins (Henry Thomas) set off for Mexico. Early in the journey, they hook up with young Jimmy Blevins (Lucas Black), a runaway who ends up going his own way.
ucas BlackJohn and Lacey find work on one of the last great ranches in Mexico, the 27,000 acres owned by Hector de la Rocha y Villareal (Rubén Blades). John wants to prove their worth by breaking 16 wild mustangs in four days –- a task accomplished with all the ranch hands and their families looking on and which impressed Hector. John is given the job of working with Hector on the program to breed fine Mustang mares to the new Thoroughbred stallion Hector has just purchased.
In the process, a romance blossoms between John and Hector’s daughter Alejandra (Penélope Cruz) but Hector’s sister Doña Alfonsa (Miriam Colón) does not approve. Alejandra is sent to live with her mother and John and Lacey are arrested and sent back to a little town north of the ranch. When the are thrown in the jail there, they find young Jimmy who is charged with three murders and apparently he’d implicated John and Lacey.
Also appearing are Sam Shepard as the lawyer who explains to John how the sale of the grandfather’s land can’t be blocked; Bruce Dern as the judge.
Beautiful cinematography in a beautiful land. Heartfelt music including Marty Stuart’s touching “Far Away.” And love those horses!
Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy. Directed by Billy Bob Thornton.
Run time: 1 hour, 54 minutes
Rated PG-13 for violence and some sexuality.
My personal rating: B+
All John Grady Cole (Matt Damon) ever wanted to do was ranch on his grandfather’s land in west Texas. But his father had signed over the future of the land to his ex in the divorce so when the grandfather died, John’s mother sold the land leaving John quite devastated.
John sets off with his friend Lacey Rawlins (Henry Thomas) set off for Mexico. Early in the journey, they hook up with young Jimmy Blevins (Lucas Black), a runaway who ends up going his own way.
ucas BlackJohn and Lacey find work on one of the last great ranches in Mexico, the 27,000 acres owned by Hector de la Rocha y Villareal (Rubén Blades). John wants to prove their worth by breaking 16 wild mustangs in four days –- a task accomplished with all the ranch hands and their families looking on and which impressed Hector. John is given the job of working with Hector on the program to breed fine Mustang mares to the new Thoroughbred stallion Hector has just purchased.
In the process, a romance blossoms between John and Hector’s daughter Alejandra (Penélope Cruz) but Hector’s sister Doña Alfonsa (Miriam Colón) does not approve. Alejandra is sent to live with her mother and John and Lacey are arrested and sent back to a little town north of the ranch. When the are thrown in the jail there, they find young Jimmy who is charged with three murders and apparently he’d implicated John and Lacey.
Also appearing are Sam Shepard as the lawyer who explains to John how the sale of the grandfather’s land can’t be blocked; Bruce Dern as the judge.
Beautiful cinematography in a beautiful land. Heartfelt music including Marty Stuart’s touching “Far Away.” And love those horses!
Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy. Directed by Billy Bob Thornton.
Run time: 1 hour, 54 minutes
Rated PG-13 for violence and some sexuality.
My personal rating: B+
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