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Memorable, crazy movie

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

I declare myself a lover of western movies. Of those of classic style, in which there are no surprises and the hero is clearly the hero, as dedicated to bourbon as he is to his gun; who takes the girl in extremis and has a very personal sense of justice and love. Westerns without surprises, I said, in which the good win and the bad die, be that as it may. But I confess my weakness for more or less experimental westerns. Sweetwater portrays fundamental themes known to all; the madness of religion and the eccentricity of the law. It does that through two singular characters, exaggerated, delirious, supposedly transcendental, totally overcooked. The script is very normal but it compensates this with other expressive resources, with scenes of fairly honest, extreme and suggestive poetry. A western filled with black humor and meaningless speech that deals with a harsh revenge, for once, at the hands of a woman. A little bit excessive movie, not suitable for anyone. A particular portrait of the madness of the Far West. A remarkable, risky but inspiring western.

It's kind of hard to believe that "Sweetwater" was an official entry in the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, given that it's not only packed with bloody violence and sexual elements, its storyline is more or less just that of another revenge western. But if you've read plenty of my other user comments, you'll know that I welcome a movie with plenty of violent and/or sexual touches. And while I have seen plenty of revenge western plots in movies, I am still open to seeing another one as long as it's done well. I will admit that in this particular telling, it does move a LOT slower than what you usually get. And there are no real surprises along the way to really shake things up and get the viewers guessing what will happen - you'll be able to predict what happens long before it does unfold. But the performances are good (Jason Isaacs makes for a great hateful villain), the movie is well produced for what had to be a real low budget, and I admit that I was not bored at any moment, even during the really slow portions. This is not a movie that will make you think, and it doesn't have any real artistic intentions, but if you are in the mood for a revenge western, it does satisfy.

we all remember western genre films of last century specially the dollars trilogy of Clint Eastwood that still inspires many even now filmmakers like Quintin Tarantino tried to ape them but failed but this new low budget film does have some potential plus points are serious throughout the end but takes to long for climax is the only negative thing here some pointless dialogs,nudity & villain disappoints but its still worth a watch because of January Jones i have seen few of her films this lady is doing some action roles recently so do not mess with her otherwise you go down type of tag-line should have been added to the title.the plot:Sarah lives a life with her husband in Mexico during late 1800s when Daniel a ruthless religious leader kills the husband Sarah now wants revenge how she gets it the answer is in this film.the cast:Jason Issac looked cool though with black dress & long hair but January Jones shows some good acting here don't know why people hate her i like her for what she is.the addition of more action could have been better why it is toned down one may ask but there is blood & gore with some goofy moments are present. overall do not expect much from sweet water 2013 as its a film you can watch if you want to pass sometime & want cheesy entertainment nothing more my rating is 5/10.

Sophomore helmer Logan Miller's frontier tale of vengeance "Sweetwater" is a solid but savage horse opera that doesn't bite off more than its low-budget can chew. Basically, this Arc Entertainment oater concerns revenge that a young wife exacts when she discovers that a malevolent minister has slain her husband in cold blood. January Jones plays Sarah Ramírez, and she is an exceptional marksman, far better than her spouse. During one scene when they are shooting at targets, Sarah out-shoots him. Before she married her husband Miguel (Eduardo Noriega of "The Last Stand"), she was a painted lady like her mother, Madame Bovary (Amy Madigan of "Streets of Fire"), who raised her to ply the same trade. Although neither Logan Miller nor his twin brother scenarist Noah Miller explain how Sarah wound up wedding Miguel, Sarah and her husband borrow money from a lowdown local banker, Hugh (Stephen Root of "Red State"), to buy land and build themselves a house. Nearby resides a hypocritical Morman, the Prophet Josiah (Jason Isaacs of "Green Zone"), who has two wives, a daughter, and several ranch hands who have followed him from Utah. The Prophet raises sheep. The symbolism is rather obvious but nevertheless apt. One day, the Prophet catches two trespassers on his land who have killed one of his flock and cooked it. Levi (Logan Miller) and Jacob (Noah Miller) are brothers. Levi's wife is related to the Territorial Governor so when they disappear without a trace, the chief executive dispatches Sheriff Jackson (Ed Harris of "Appaloosa") to find them. Mind you, Harris doesn't play this western lawman with the usual stoic quality with which lawmen are usually depicted. Instead, Jackson is extremely eccentric, if not a little touched in the head. He conducts his investigation and learns that the man who killed Noah shot him with a homemade bullet that contained zinc. The crazy Jackson brings the corpses to Josiah's house and thoroughly enrages him. What Jackson eventually learns is that Josiah murdered not only Levi and Noah, but also that he killed Miquel. After he killed Miquel, Josiah raped Sarah. Life has been rather tough on Sarah. After Miquel disappears, she loses her baby before she could deliver it. Sarah sets out to punish Miquel's killer. Single-handedly, she tracks down all Josiah's men as well as his confederates and guns them down. He gives the man who runs the general merchandise store a lead suppository after she catches him in the act of masturbating while peering through a hole in the wall of his customer's dressing room. Earlier, the storekeeper admired Sarah's form until she poked him in the eye with an umbrella. When Sarah rides out for revenge, she has dressed herself up as a prostitute again.Inspite of its low budget, "Sweetwater" is a handsome looking western with substantial production values. The characters are memorable and vivid, particularly Harris' looney sheriff and Isaacs' crazy prophet. "Avengers" lenser Brad Shield has photographed this entertaining but offbeat distaff western so you can feel the dust, sweat, and violence. Logan doesn't let any grass grow under his feet. Clocking in at 95 minutes, "Sweetwater" qualifies as an above-average sagebrusher. If you love to watch women toting guns and shooting at men, "Sweetwater" is ideal fare for you.