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WesternThriller

Sweetwater

- Revenge is Sweet.

In the late 1800s, a fanatical religious leader, a renegade Sheriff, and a former prostitute collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory.

Release Date : 2013-10-09

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Kickstart EntertainmentMythic International EntertainmentRaindance Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

January Jones

Character Name : Sarah Ramírez

Original Name : January Jones

Gender : Female

Jason Isaacs

Character Name : Prophet Josiah

Original Name : Jason Isaacs

Gender : Male

Ed Harris

Character Name : Sheriff Cornelius Jackson

Original Name : Ed Harris

Gender : Male

Eduardo Noriega

Character Name : Miguel Ramírez

Original Name : Eduardo Noriega

Gender : Male

Stephen Root

Character Name : Hugh

Original Name : Stephen Root

Gender : Male

Luce Rains

Character Name : Kingfisher

Original Name : Luce Rains

Gender : Male

Amy Madigan

Character Name : Madame Bovary

Original Name : Amy Madigan

Gender : Female

Jason Aldean

Character Name : Daniel

Original Name : Jason Aldean

Gender : Male

Kathy Lamkin

Character Name : Bertha Jean

Original Name : Kathy Lamkin

Gender : Female

Vic Browder

Character Name : Martin

Original Name : Vic Browder

Gender : Male

Dylan Kenin

Character Name : Jim

Original Name : Dylan Kenin

Gender : Male

J. B. Tuttle

Character Name : Curly

Original Name : J. B. Tuttle

Gender : Male

Kevin Wiggins

Character Name : Barley

Original Name : Kevin Wiggins

Gender : Male

Mia Stallard

Character Name : Isabel

Original Name : Mia Stallard

Gender : Female

Jiji Hise

Character Name : Gretchen

Original Name : Jiji Hise

Gender : Female

Jenny Gabrielle

Character Name : Jolene

Original Name : Jenny Gabrielle

Gender : Female

Keith Meriweather

Character Name : Jonathan

Original Name : Keith Meriweather

Gender : Male

Noah Miller

Character Name : Levi

Original Name : Noah Miller

Gender : Male

Chad Brummett

Character Name : Sid

Original Name : Chad Brummett

Gender : Male

Logan Miller

Character Name : Jacob

Original Name : Logan Miller

Gender : Male

Ralph Alderman

Character Name : Man

Original Name : Ralph Alderman

Gender : Male

Laurence Chavez

Character Name : Jeremiah

Original Name : Laurence Chavez

Gender : Male

Paul Harris

Character Name : Western Townsman

Original Name : Paul Harris

Gender : Male

Alexandra Kalinowski

Character Name : Singer Alexandra

Original Name : Alexandra Kalinowski

Gender : Male

Robert Harvey

Character Name : Ranch Hand Harvey

Original Name : Robert Harvey

Gender : Male

Reviews

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wrjte51

@wrjte51

2021-06-23

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.

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Wuchak

@Wuchak

2025-04-06

**_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