Sugar (2008)

The story of a Dominican baseball player’s journey to becoming an illegal immigrant in the US. Yeah, I was hoping for more of a feel good story. The first half of the film laid a solid foundation, but the second half squandered all of it. I realize they tried their best to add a silver lining at the end, but it was a letdown for me.

Rating: C

High Plains Drifter (1973)

I have to admit, I didn’t foresee an opening where Clint Eastwood rapes some mouthy broad in a barn. If he’s not the hero of the movie, who is? The town of cowards gives him the run of the place in exchange for helping them fend off three vengeful outlaws. He takes on a dwarf sidekick to do his bidding. It’s all very strange. I prefer my westerns with more traditional plots, sans literary references to The Scarlett Letter or winks at posthumous ghost cowboys looking for revenge.

Rating: D+