Reviewing Movies

The facts as collected by Sam Deeds Elected Sheriff of a Texas Border Town.

•   He was brought in 2 years ago as a white Sheriff with the same surname as his father Buddy Deeds was electable in a town that is now 90% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% White.
•   As the story begins the bones of a white man are discovered on the grounds of a former desert army base complete with mason’s ring and sheriff’s badge.
•   His Father’s predecessor, the corrupt Charlie Wade disappeared without a trace at about the same time as the bones are dated.
•   At the same time $10,000 in county funds disappeared.
•   At 15 his father forbids him to continue dating his Hispanic girlfriend.
•    Her father was murdered by Charlie Wade 18 months before she was born.
•    Buddy Deeds bought a restaurant for the girl’s mother.
•    The girl was sent to a convent school for her last 2 years of high school.

A side-plot involves the owner of a black night-club whose son moves in as commandant of the local army base and whose grandson noses around.

It has taken me watching this movie on several occasions to deduce all these facts. There is a lot happening below the surface here.