This is a great modern western that is perfectly directed by legendary actor Tommy Lee Jones who also plays the main role of cowboy pete.
The cinematography is beautiful as expected with gorgeous scenery & a nice musical score.
The story of redemption is told well & the spiritual journey is funny & harsh but all so well told that IT'S a relaxing comforting movie.
But the standout part of this entire arty western movie is the excellent but extremely underrated BARRY PEPPER!!!
Pepper is one hell of an actor!!!
His performance as soulless idiot border patrol officer Mike Norton who accidentally shoots & kills a close cowboy friend of Pete is absolutely Brilliant in this movie.
This is his story & journey just as much as Pete's & pepper gives it his all in this role & is emotional & angry & tortured wreck he should have gotten some sort of an award because Pepper's performance is BRILLIANT.
Mike is a troubled character as he's a wannabe tough guy who likes to be in control but loses everything & has to really find his soul again & truly find himself & become a better person. Although he shot a man dead he's extremely upset about it & that shows he's not an evil man & it was an accident he just messed up big time but he's not a cold blooded killer so his capture by cowboy pete turned vigilante outlaw is worthy of that journey of redemption. It's fun watching him carry around the body of the man he killed!!!
All the characters are very damaged & lost & live in a very quiet, boring & lonely part of texas, it's a very modern western setting & they're all lonely & that's the atmosphere of this clever movie that you feel, the atmosphere of desperation & loneliness. "Three Buriels" does have a low-budget indie quality to it that just adds to it's dusty & rundown look. The budget doesn't matter at all because the movie is a journey accross harsh landscapes that take-in all the rugged beauty of the natural environment so no need for any sort of CGI or trickery. Everything you see is really there in the gorgeous cinematography. Yes this is a rugged, tragic & meaningful modern western.
There's humour & heartfelt moments & truly outstanding performances & yes of course the rugged cranky Tommy Lee Jones is excellent as he always is.
A beautiful looking modern western expertly directed by a Hollywood legend but the whole show is stolen by the incredible performance by Barry Pepper.
The cinematography is beautiful as expected with gorgeous scenery & a nice musical score.
The story of redemption is told well & the spiritual journey is funny & harsh but all so well told that IT'S a relaxing comforting movie.
But the standout part of this entire arty western movie is the excellent but extremely underrated BARRY PEPPER!!!
Pepper is one hell of an actor!!!
His performance as soulless idiot border patrol officer Mike Norton who accidentally shoots & kills a close cowboy friend of Pete is absolutely Brilliant in this movie.
This is his story & journey just as much as Pete's & pepper gives it his all in this role & is emotional & angry & tortured wreck he should have gotten some sort of an award because Pepper's performance is BRILLIANT.
Mike is a troubled character as he's a wannabe tough guy who likes to be in control but loses everything & has to really find his soul again & truly find himself & become a better person. Although he shot a man dead he's extremely upset about it & that shows he's not an evil man & it was an accident he just messed up big time but he's not a cold blooded killer so his capture by cowboy pete turned vigilante outlaw is worthy of that journey of redemption. It's fun watching him carry around the body of the man he killed!!!
All the characters are very damaged & lost & live in a very quiet, boring & lonely part of texas, it's a very modern western setting & they're all lonely & that's the atmosphere of this clever movie that you feel, the atmosphere of desperation & loneliness. "Three Buriels" does have a low-budget indie quality to it that just adds to it's dusty & rundown look. The budget doesn't matter at all because the movie is a journey accross harsh landscapes that take-in all the rugged beauty of the natural environment so no need for any sort of CGI or trickery. Everything you see is really there in the gorgeous cinematography. Yes this is a rugged, tragic & meaningful modern western.
There's humour & heartfelt moments & truly outstanding performances & yes of course the rugged cranky Tommy Lee Jones is excellent as he always is.
A beautiful looking modern western expertly directed by a Hollywood legend but the whole show is stolen by the incredible performance by Barry Pepper.