Bad Company
This tale of friendship and survival set during the days of the 1860's focuses on a roguish group of runaways living by their wits and natural instincts. Two of them in particular are complementary opposites: Drew is a good boy from God-fearing stock in Ohio, out West to evade the draft. Jake is a scruffy scoundrel - a saddle tramp not above a little larceny here and there. Along the trail they encounter a variety of varmints and renegades. And eventually, they find themselves - older and wiser for the journey and friendship.
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Butch and The Kid on the cheap - MovieLover5
An interesting period western film, and I note I'm not the only one who sees some linkage to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Good dialogue between Jeff Bridges as the bad kid, and Barry Brown as the good kid who slowly goes to the dark side. Not loads of action but there are bits of it to keep you awake.
There are a number of character actors in supporting roles, and while I don't know all their names offhand, I'm certain other viewers will also recognize their faces. If you enjoy westerns you'll likely not think this a waste of 90 minutes.Jeff Bridges is Bad Company - MovieProf
In one of his earliest roles, Jeff Bridges turns to a Western set amid the US Civil War. Bridges plays Jake, a young man who runs away from the war in order to avoid fighting. Actually, the film opens with Drew (Barry Brown), a conscripted soldier who refuses to join his regiment, thus breaking the law. Jake and Drew meet up and decide to head west, along with four other young misfits. The film chronicles their adventures as they try to survive in the harsh, unclaimed west.
This is a decent film, but I felt a letdown. Brown doesn’t do anything for me as an actor, and the fade outs make the film feel like a series of shorts strung together. As well, the choice of music is distracting: a single piano is all that can be heard throughout, and at times the compositions fit in well, but at others, the piano feels hopelessly out of tune with the emotions on the screen.
However, this is still a decent film to watch. Bridges is excellent, as are several of the co-stars. The scenery wonderfully depicts the harshness of the west, and there is enough action to keep one entertained.
Perhaps ultimately it’s the fact that neither Jake and Brew are completely likeable characters that sourced my expectations here.Butch Jake and the Dixon Kid - CW--
This kind of plays out like the poor man's version of the Newman-Redford charmer, and is at times richer for it. The two characters we follow the criminal Jake (Jeff Bridges) and the "good" religious kid Drew (Barry Brown) are hardly likable, but that makes their adventures all the more fraught with suspense and excitement. You're never sure who's going to turn on the other. The problem then isn't that we're not really cheering for either of these guys, it's that the story itself does wear a bit then. Most of the adventures and scrapes they get themselves into are pretty repetitive. It doesn't diminish the fun of the film that much, and when it does, the performances of Bridges and Brown get you through to the satisfying, open ended finish.
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Butch and The Kid on the cheap - MovieLover5
An interesting period western film, and I note I'm not the only one who sees some linkage to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Good dialogue between Jeff Bridges as the bad kid, and Barry Brown as the good kid who slowly goes to the dark side. Not loads ...Jeff Bridges is Bad Company - MovieProf
In one of his earliest roles, Jeff Bridges turns to a Western set amid the US Civil War. Bridges plays Jake, a young man who runs away from the war in order to avoid fighting. Actually, the film opens with Drew (Barry Brown), a conscripted soldier who refuses ...Butch Jake and the Dixon Kid - CW--
This kind of plays out like the poor man's version of the Newman-Redford charmer, and is at times richer for it. The two characters we follow the criminal Jake (Jeff Bridges) and the "good" religious kid Drew (Barry Brown) are hardly likable, but that makes ...