A rancher and his wife are brutally murdered near the town of Cold Water.
The only witness, Etta Taylor (Christina Hindriksen), swears they were butchered by none other than Malachai Logan.
To those who believe he exists, Logan is a feared killer in these here parts. Others think he’s the figment of wild imagination.
Ellie Walker, sister of the slain woman, summons long-exiled brother Wade Bannock (Erik Leblanc) to hunt down Logan or whomever was responsible.
So Bannock sets out on the killer’s trail, accompanied by Etta, a companion he doesn’t want, and a young man named Billy Caulder (Adam Newberry), who would like to test his gun skills against the legendary Bannock.
Billy is accompanied by grizzled partner Clevis Wolf. And along the way, the small party picks up two other members, former lawman Teach Conley and Jim Tanna, who’s own sister and father have been butchered.
And it soon becomes clear that whomever Bannock and his companions are chasing is a psychotic killer who prefers to cut up his victims and has a special penchant for separating heads from bodies.
Erik Leblanc as Wade Bannock, an exhiled gunman who returns to the vengeance trail in Bannock (2014)
Adam Newberry as Billy Caulder, a young gun eager to try his skill against Bannock in Bannock (2014)
Review:
An ambitious independent Western that runs over two hours in length. Unfortunately, there’s more riding around and talking than action.
Not to mention a mostly geriatric cast, including Bannock, the supposed hero of the piece.
Adam Newberry turns in the best performance as the young gun. As for the killer, we don’t get to meet him until the film’s climax.
Christina Hindriksen as Etta Taylor, the young woman who tags along with Bannock in Bannock (2014)
John Boyer as Teach Conley, the aging lawman who joins the hunt for a killer in Bannock (2014)
Director:
Michael Bennett Weisman
Cast:
Erik Leblanc … Wade Bannock
Adam Newberry … Billy Caulder
Christina Hindriksen … Etta Taylor
Mark Baugher … Clevis Wolf
John Boyer … Teach Conley
Micah Pimental … Jim Tanna
Buck Montgomery … Caldwell Deacon
Jerry Lou Thomas … Ellie Walker
Michael Tickle … Malachai Logan
Also with: Sande Comenzind, Neil Thomas, Marsha Jensen, Spike Hicks, Jim Boyd, Joe Cyr, Michael Harris, Kristal Kile
Runtime: 132 min.
Mark Baugher as Clevis Wolf, Billy Caulder’s cautious sidekick in Bannock (2014)
Michael Tickle as Malachai Logan, a vicious killer emerging from the shadows in Bannock (2014)
Memorable lines:
Ellie to Bannock: “You find the animal who did this and you kill them. Kill them worse than anyone you’ve ever killed before or will again.”
Townswoman: “Marshal, aren’t you gonna arrest him?”
Marshal: “Ma’am, that was Wade Bannock. You do it.”
Etta, after nailing a tin can with her six-gun: “Told you I could shoot.”
Bannock: “Should be helpful should a tin can come after us.”
Teach Conley of Billy: “I may be wrong, but I do believe that little fuck’s wantin’ to kill you.”
Bannock: “You may be right.”
Micah Pimental as Jim Tanna, who rides along with Bannock after the killer strikes his family in Bannock (2014)
Jerry Lou Thomas as Ellie Walker, the woman who puts Bannock on a killer’s trail in Bannock (2014)
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