Woody Harrelson would have laughed all the way to the bank!

Rating: 3/10 (28 September 2013)

I finally got around to watching this one last night, and found myself bemused/confused.
The good bits first.
Unlike other reviewers, I really liked the way Tommy L Jones portrayed the sheriff. I also liked the mix up of Texan rural and urban settings. I thought the main characters dialog with his girlfriend was very good - so 'back blocks Texan' (to a non Texan like me).
So far it's an 8 out of 10.
Now the confusing/bemusing.
Okay I get it. The Uber baddie mows down everyone between him and the money, plus everyone who sees his face. Erm, wait? No he mows down SOME of the people who see his face; sparing the trailer park hag, the accounts guy and the two kids on bikes. Yep, go it - not.
The Uber baddie packs a silenced shotty - all good. Now why on earth would he choose to also wander round with a compressed air cylinder to power up his captive bolt air gun? It adds to the screenplay ... how?
Now we come to the good Mr Harrelson. Is this a case of a fine job of portraying a totally redundant character? Am I wrong? Just what did that undoubtedly expensive actor's character add to the plot, other than; being hired, speaking to the lead character, and then getting shot? You tell me.
The ending? I fiddled with the remote for ten minutes (that I'll never get back) assuming, like a fool, that I had somehow missed the penultimate scene. I'd prefer to believe that the editor sold that reel on eBay, rather than accept that a director, a producer and/or a writer would allow an actual, real movie to end like that.
It's a three out of ten from me, primarily as it gave me an excuse not to clean the house for 90 minutes or so. And yes, as others have mentioned, Tommy's ears are downright HUGE these days.