"Scorched Earth"

Western shows and movies were a big part of American pop culture in the mid-20th century, now when we think of westerns we think of Will Smith in "Wild Wild West" or something crossed over like "Cowboys and Aliens". Sometimes we need to get back to the root of westerns with the outlaws, bounty hunters and gun slinging. Yet a twist in time never hurts.

Taking place in a future where global warming has wiped out major cities and the air has become unhealthy to breathe, a bounty hunter Gage (Gina Carano) is on a mission to take down the outlaws of this apocalyptic wild west for the price of water taps to make water drinkable and ground silver for filters in breathing mask. Yet it's more personal since her sister was taken from her at a young age never to be seen again.

After taking down a notorious outlaw named Chavo (Luvia Petersen) she heads to New Montana where she learns from Doc (John Hannah) of a bounty on one of the biggest outlaws named Thomas Jackson (Ryan Robbins) and how he is up to something big in a town where he runs things. Assuming the identity of Chavo, Gage sets out to learn of his plan and claim the bounty, but as she goes deeper undercover, she learns of things connected to her past making the risk of being discovered far greater and the chance to take him down far more personal.

A modern western cult classic. This movie takes the strength of Calamity Jane and Annie Oakley for a new world western where women are strong and fierce. It was refreshing to see a modern twist on a western style film that didn't have high tech guns and good old fashion shootouts. It's good for the die-hard western lover and for those who are not into the westerns of the 1950's and '60's. This film hit four G.M.Stars dead-on and could have hit five if there was more depth to the plot and if they didn't run out of bullets. 

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