Just north of the border between the USA and Mexico, the Greer household – patriarch Invoice (Frank Grillo), mother Monica (Andie MacDowell), and grown sons Lucas (Alex MacNicoll) and Jackson (Jake Allyn) – work the land as ranchers. They elevate cattle, trip horses and, being red-blooded Texan varieties, play sports activities – in Jackson’s case effectively sufficient that he’s bought an opportunity to go professional as a baseball participant. Additionally they spend the odd night using the vary with a vigilante militia group, rounding up immigrants who could have crossed the border illegally, to “assist” the border patrols. On one such night time, Jackson joins his dad and massive brother, regardless that they attempt to preserve him out of this type of factor so he can get out of Dodge and develop into a sports activities hero – and what have you learnt, the dumb lug finally ends up taking pictures and killing a boy (Alessio Valentini) just a bit youthful than himself. Within the again no much less.
Ashamed, distraught and frightened that his father will attempt to take the rap for him, Jackson confesses to native Texas Ranger Ramirez (venerable character actor George Lopez), however then bolts throughout the border to Mexico on his trusty horse Sundance. Quickly, the fugitive is studying some life classes and about what Mexico is absolutely like, and he turns into a employed hand for a pleasant middle-class household. A flirtatious friendship blooms between him and the household’s fairly daughter, Victoria (Esmeralda Pimentel), whereas he tries to not get caught by the lifeless child’s dad Gustavo (Jorge A Jimenez) and a skeevy people-trafficking “coyote” (Andres Delgado), who’re out to get him.
That is clearly a well-intentioned movie and never as completely centered on the ethical schooling of a gringo because the above would counsel; numerous display time is taken up with Gustavo’s personal moral disaster. Nonetheless, the script – credited to the star Jake Allyn, his director brother Conor and a 3rd Allyn named Rob, in addition to Joel Shapiro – is as on the nostril as a didactic punch to the face. However as up to date westerns go, this one is no less than good to have a look at, with the limitless photographs of landscapes at magic hour.
