Cry Macho – Movie Review
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Nick Schenk, N Richard Nash (Screenplay)
Writer: N. Richard Nash (Novel)
Cast
- Clint Eastwood (Blood Work)
- Dwight Yoakam (Sling Blade)
- Eduardo Minett (The Legend of Tomiris)
- Fernanda Urrejola (Narcos: Mexico)
Plot: A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job to bring a man’s young son home and away from his alcoholic mom. On their journey, the horseman finds redemption by teaching the boy what it means to be a good man.
Runtime: 1 Hour 44 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Cry Macho starts when a former rodeo star Mike Milo (Eastwood) gets let go from his horse training job. One year later his former boss Howard Polk (Yoakam) turns to him to help get his son Rafo (Minett) across the Mexican border.
Once Mike locates Rafo, he learns about his powerful mother Lega (Urrejola). She doesn’t want to let her son return to his father. However, Mike finds himself helping Rafo after they get standard in a small Mexican town, using his gifts to help the locals.
Verdict on Cry Macho
Cry Macho is a drama following an aging rodeo star that is sent on a journey to find his boss’s son. It follows him leaving Texas and heading to Mexico in search of him, only to find himself involved in a much bigger cover-up.
This does end up coming under the typical coming-of-age type of movie. We have an older wiser figure that teaches a teenager about life and the importance of being a good person. It really doesn’t have much more than that going for it, as we have seen this formula so often before.
Final Thoughts – Cry Macho is a by-the-book coming of age tale.
