Western

Thriller

Sweetwater

Kickstart Entertainment

Mythic International Entertainment

Raindance Entertainment

United States of America

English

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January Jones

Jason Isaacs

Ed Harris

Eduardo Noriega

Stephen Root

Luce Rains

Amy Madigan

Jason Aldean

Kathy Lamkin

Vic Browder

Dylan Kenin

J. B. Tuttle

Kevin Wiggins

Mia Stallard

Jiji Hise

Jenny Gabrielle

Keith Meriweather

Noah Miller

Chad Brummett

Logan Miller

Ralph Alderman

Laurence Chavez

Paul Harris

Alexandra Kalinowski

Robert Harvey

Andrew McKenzie

Hala Bahmet

Jo Edna Boldin

Brad Shield

Waldemar Kalinowski

Wilhelm Pfau

Jason Netter

Tarra D. Day

Al Goto

Ed Duran

Bruce Nyznik

Geordie Sheffer

Brendan Garst

Harold L. Woods

John Proctor

Martin Davich

Jan Rudolph

Val Kuklowsky

Amy Eldridge

Cassidy Vick Hice

Gretchen Bright

Mari Kempes

Brian DeNike

Sheila Trujillo

Barbara Elaine Brown

Josiah O'Neil

Kurt Kornemann

John C. Cameron

Ashley Michelle Marsh

Atom Crawford

Juergen Heinemann

Kevin Farrell

Chip Byrd

Carl Zeller

Jess Coffer

Rob Salviotti

Michael P. May

Daniel Zamora

Jay Kemp

Ester Kim

Charlie Newberry

Keith Walters

Brian Malone

Tony Rivetti Sr.

Waylon Brady

Jeff Bettis

Todd Roberts

Ian Hanna

Mark Gadbury

Robert Dalva

Bob Fredrickson

Marie A.K. McMaster

Marina Ray

Kostas Theodosiou

Deborah Andrews

Jason Bonnell

Rodney Gurule

Doug Mountain

Claire Marie Lere

Max Manzanares

Gary Gegan

Paul Lavoie

Carey Milbradt

Kate Koeninger

Jared Marshack

Lorrie Latham

Robbie Derrick

Matthew Kabakoff

Gary Coppola

Eric Reinhard

Steven Willer

Jason Ourso

Kind of an odd western. Especially the performance by Ed Harris, who always seems to put his "all" into what he doing regardless if it is a little quirky or not. January Jones makes for a great looking avenging angel even if her acting style is a little bland. For fans of westerns it is worth a watch.

**_Dealing with a false minister in Bleakwater, New Mexico_**

A homesteading couple have the misfortune of living near a questionable religious leader (Jason Isaacs) and his compound. The wife (January Jones) soon finds herself facing a great challenge while an unusual-but-righteous lawman (Ed Harris) takes over the Sheriff duties of the nearby town.  

"Sweetwater” (2013) is reminiscent of three 70’s Westerns: It features the desperate loneliness and vast landscapes of “Bad Company,” the ugly side of the Old West of “The Great Minnesota Northfield Raid,” and the quirky tone of “The Missouri Breaks,” not to mention the eccentric-but-bold protagonist of the latter film. A couple of more modern Westerns also come mind: “South of Heaven, West of Hell” and “The Proposition.” 

This is better than a couple of those, but not as good as the top ones. Still, if you like any of ’em, you’ll probably appreciate “Sweetwater.” It features a love-to-hate villain in the manner of “Rob Roy” and “Inglourious Basterds.”

A viewer criticized the protagonist, Sarah, for being a prostitute, yet this isn’t true. She had totally turned from her former lifestyle, which she was misled into by her mother. She's actually a loving wife of her humble husband (Eduardo Noriega).

This same critic lamented the depiction of "evil Christians," but they obviously aren't actual disciples of Christ. To explain, the Lord plainly instructed us to "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them... A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them... Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven” (from Matthew 7:15-23).

So, the ‘Prophet’ in the movie isn't a real believer, but rather a false prophet. This can be observed near the end when he shoots a sheep for no reason, which symbolizes that he doesn't care about the "sheep" of the Church and actively destroys them. It's also relevant that the film implies he was a Mormon, as opposed to a strictly biblical believer, since he hailed from Utah and left several wives behind there.

Unfortunately, the flick doesn't provide a counterbalance to Josiah, such as the way "The Mist" used Amanda (Laurie Holden) to offset the Pharisaical Mrs. Carmody (Gay Harden).

It runs 1 hour, 34 minutes, and was shot at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe as well as Abiquiu, which is a 65 miles drive north of the ranch in north-central New Mexico.

GRADE: B

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