Desolate

Worth watchIng, although it brought up many logic questions, such as, why are you fighting to save a farm where nothing has grown for years? And Billy, the "good guy" taking revenge on his brothers who left him behind... while being shot at by a psycho with a machine gun? I love my brother, but I hate machine guns even more. They had to leave him. And why are there full service burger joints when there are no cows? However... it kept me glued to the TV with good acting and enough action to justify 90 minutes. And a great job by Callan, the guy who played Van, the "mysterious hero."

Yes the story was going far from the grip as this movie goes. but it doesn't make it that bad. the half from begining gave a very strong story for me. good background. the concept feels pretty tight too.

they do a quite good act to be fair. great choice of set.

the closing feels it force to be there. and make the movie more even going to the bad decision. but beside that i kinda enjoy a whole package of this one.

Unsure why not rated higher. Good indie film. Main character Billy Stone was likeable. Liked the hot dry rural setting, showing the grim realities of farming with no water and the breakdown of local community and influx of drugs and prostitution/human trafficking. Becoming a eat or be eaten mentality. Enjoyed.

First half 8/10 the second half 5/10, it's like one person wrote the first half and someone else wrote the second half, This could of been a very very good movie

This movie gets 5 stars from me, and just barely. I can see some giving it a 6 but anything over that is either someone selling their product or people that are easily impressed. This is a modern day western set in forgotten town USA. There is nothing futuristic about it. More a look into the bleak world of man when left to his own devices. The movies story is unoriginal with typical characters behaving in typical fashion. The pace is set early, and never really gains any steam making it feel monotonous. The movie does do a good job at making you wonder how thing came to be the way they are, and has a real sense of believability in that it could happen without to much stretch of the imagination. That's really the only thing the movie has going for it. I didn't find it unsettling, brutal, exciting, or compelling in any way. It's average nothing more, and nothing less. Watch it if you like, but please don't be persuaded by these reviews giving it 9s, and 10! I promise you it's a 5!