Sweet Virginia

2017 • 92 minutes

About this movie

A former rodeo star, with a small time life, unknowingly starts a rapport with a young man who is responsible for the violence that has suddenly gripped his small town. Every character from his loved ones to his business patrons, plays a part in the unravelling of this community. Our aged hero must face his relationships of past and present to come up against this unpredictable predator.

Ratings and reviews

“Sweet Virginia” is a gritty neo noir film starring Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots and Rosemarie DeWitt. The plot is; a former injured rodeo champ and now Virginian motel owner; Sam Rossi (Jon Bernthal), befriends a young man; Elwood (Christopher Abbott), who lives his life by a gun. The film is a brilliant piece of cinema and definitely the second best film of 2017. The direction is great and nothing feels poorly thought out. The writing is excellent and thrilling, it keeps you on edge w/out forced exposition. The cinematography is absolutely phenomenal. The film is shot as great as it’s written. The cinematography helps it stands out in a world filled w/ cash grab thrillers. The acting is excellent from Jon Bernthal who gives a charismatic and brooding performance as Sam Rossi. Christopher Abbott also gives an excellent performance as Elwood, the weird and calculated gunman. Imogen Poots’ acting is quite good albeit not as much as it was in “Green Room”. Rose DeWitt gives a much better performance than Imogen Poots as another female lead. All up this film is phenomenal in every aspect. It’s a must watch for anyone looking for a great movie.

The central character here is a beard. However, for the grand finale, it does get a haircut! The premise here is fine; if you hire a hitman you better make sure you can fund the fee. Not the kind of tradie you want to mess about with. Trying to be Scandi-noir? Not sure, it is all filmed in gloom and low-light. The movie is meant to show a small town damaged by a terrible crime but I'm not sure that was really explored. A callous sex scene with a hooker is so noisy it is just funny. Hard to follow who was who. Who was the girl at the basketball, his daughter? Why the rodeo scenes at the end? Could I be bothered to watch it again to find out? Nuh. Mrs Bruce

A former complete moron as all rodeo people are how low does your IQ have to be to like rodeos or a movie about an ex rodeo wunk the answer real low low enough that you have fish tanks and caged animals for fun so retards !