Texas Cotton: Movie Recommendation & Review

Movie available on Amazon Prime, YouTube, and Google Play

Maybe a person need be from Texas to fully appreciate the richly cinematographic experience of this story of corruption told in Texas Cotton (2018), a regional-perspective movie that features George Hardy as Travis Delmore—lawman dedicated to upholding law, no matter the consequences.

Or, maybe they only need a greater sense of appreciation for the arts, or Texas, or both, than one limited by an apparently inherent disdain for Texans as that hidden in the entertainment section of the LA Times, within a collection of independent movie reviews which all condemn their targets via author negatively disposed. Also, most experienced moviegoers wouldn't come away from this film thinking of it as a "dramedy"; although, it does have comedic elements. The prominent sensation throughout is one of suspense.

The film is set in the rural county of Medina, in the real city of La Coste in southern Texas where, interestingly, approximately 7% of the population reports Alsatian ancestry (Alsace being a region in eastern France, next to Germany and Switzerland). This happens to be the highest-reported population of Alsatians in the United States, which has little to do with the plot of the story of Texas Cotton, but nonetheless adds a note of interest to the experience if you realize the fact.

Texas Cotton delivers a sense of the remote nature characteristic to outlying areas of the more metropolitan centers of Texas. Southwest of San Antonio, La Coste sits along a farm road among a group of like-named towns denoting a regional commonality.

First, we meet La Coste's indispensable main character in Sargent Delmore as we (especially Texans) begin to appreciate the long-sight scenes of Texas's outspread landscapes. Through this first scene, we get an inkling of creeping issues that threaten subsistence in La Coste . . . and the movie begins.

A distinctly dark western soundtrack soon accompanies the action on screen as the content of struggle intensifies, solidifying our sense of what our expectations should be throughout the remainder of the film. Much less a comedic affair than it is criticism of the politics of some types of business, there are likely to be no laughs despite indications of other reviews. Instead, audiences are likely to pick up on dramatic, sometimes frustrating notes of discord that indicate the script's political plot mechanisms. Before long, a watcher is embroiled in concern for Delmore as well as any turnout.

There are shades of typification of what certain certain Texas characters must be. For your information, from the perspective of a Texan, these tinges mustn't always be. However, they do exist, and we meet them in Texas Cotton.

Character-driven, dramatic, and—in the end—somewhat improbable, Texas Cotton investigates small-town redress of important, frequently-discussed political and economic issues.

That Texas geography and personality is used as the backdrop for this forward-thinking film signifies the respect with which the manuscript was devised and subsequent movie made. Thus, using the magnificent impressions of Texas nature, film players deliver a unique, entertaining movie experience.  

WHERE TO WATCH

Amazon Prime members can watch Texas Cotton now at no additional cost.

YouTube fans can watch Texas Cotton for a nominal charge.

Or, watch Texas Cotton via Google Play.