Clift This movie is nothing but the poor man's version of what Quentin Tarantino has done for the past 15 years (and I'm not his biggest fan...); Strained, rather than cool, dialogue. Mediocre, standard grainy, cinematography straight from the world of commercials. Idiot rednecks who have stupid discussions about childish topics - and the ever present, odd "intellectual" discussion about trivia children like to discuss. Something we learned to tire of already after the Silver Surfer discussion in 'Crimson Tide' (1995), involving Denzel Washington and Danny Nucci (who?).Andre Braugher and Billy Bob Thornton have never been worse - and I really like these actors, even when they make standard fodder. But this movie is below that. 'The Baytown Outlaws' is pure grade C, a straight-to-video crapfest for horny adolescents - and so is their acting. It's embarrassing to watch - just as all the fake reviews are here on IMDb from the movie productions' publicity team. Some of them were even written a month prior to its release...avoid! Rent or buy 'Bellflower' (2011) instead and watch an inventive film instead of a Tarantino wannabe crap-o-rama!

rockoforza With inspiration from flicks like The Warriors (where tough teenage gang members kill their way across New York to get back to their home turf) to The Boondock Saints (good boy assassins that only kill bad guys) to Smokin' Aces (teams of themed hit men and women,) this movie touches all the bases in a story about 3 redneck brothers that a bent sheriff uses to kill scumbags before they can commit crimes. When they take a side job snatching a special needs kid from his dirtbag father in order to return him to his mother, they wind up carving a swath of murder and mayhem across the South.Meet the Oodie Brothers. Brick is the oldest, the image of his murderous pappy Johnny Boy Oodie who terrorized the county until the law dropped him. Played by Clayne Crawford, a familiar face from many TV cop shows and the hit film Swimfan, Brick is the brains (only a figure of speech here) of the clan. His younger brother, the prankster McQueen, is played by Travis Fimmel, who recently was the star of the TV hit Vikings, as well as a number of other action movies. Finally, brother Lincoln, played by Daniel Cudmore, Colossus in the X-Men movies, had been a professional wrestler responsible for 7 deaths in the ring. All 3 brothers are awesome physical specimens (a loaded barbell and weight bench are prominently displayed outside their cabin.) Brick and Travis are ripped, defined to the max, and traced over with hillbilly tattoos. At 6'6, Lincoln is totally jacked and, in case we doubted his deadly abilities, a flashback shows him gleefully taking the lives of his backwoods opponents in the ring.The movie opens with the Oodies raiding a house where some latino gangbangers are holed up. In an orgy of gun play and coldblooded killing, the Oodie brothers take out a half dozen badasses, starting by shooting one vato in the eye as he peers through door's spy hole. Just another assignment from the Sheriff (Andre Braugher) who pays the boys to take out the trash. Enter Celeste (Eva Longoria) who offers Brick $25,000 to bring back her son Rob from his drug dealing father Carlos (Billy Bob Thornton with a soul patch.) Eva's curves and the money are irresistible and before you know it, the boys are crashing Carlos's home and, after executing Carlo's hired muscle, hightailing it home with Rob.Carlos begins to send out teams of assassins to stop the brothers and re-capture Rob. When the boys stop at a roadhouse, they encounter a bevy of seductive biker chicks and before they know it, the girls are climbing all over them. Shirts come off, lap dances commence and the boys are no longer thinking with the right head. Of course, what they don't know is that these ladies are a team of hooker assassins just waiting till the brothers are fully relaxed before making their move. One babe kneels before Brick, slowly removing his belt while licking his 6-pack abs, McQueen's eyes close in ecstasy while his lap dance reaches a climax and big Lincoln cradles a gorgeous fox's head while swapping tongues. When the hooker loops Brick's belt around his neck, the redneck grins with kinky pleasure, but when she suddenly pulls it tight he knows what's up (he's not the brains for nothing.) A shouted warning to his brothers is all it takes for them to go from lovemaking into kill mode. Each girl is dispatched in quick order with Lincoln finishing his soulful kiss by snapping his partner's neck.Two more crews are sent to stop the boys. A posse of muscular black street thugs ambush them on the road, each one of them bare chested and oiled up like bodybuilders. Brick and McQueen shoot some and Lincoln uses his bare hands to take out the rest. A tribe of murderous Indians comes next and, though the Indians are sent to the happy hunting ground, the final conflict leaves all 3 boys badly wounded. In a somewhat hokey ending, the Sheriff arrives to rescue them, Rob is returned to his mother (during the odyssey, the brothers have bonded with him) and Carlos receives his just desserts.A epilogue fast forwards to all three brothers getting out of prison, looking fit and ready for some new adventures. Clearly a sequel is in the works.

Paul Magne Haakonsen For some reason I had been keeping putting this movie off, as I didn't expect it to be much fun. Boy was I wrong. This movie is quite awesome. This is an adrenaline-filled, testosterone-dripping man's movie.The story in "The Baytown Outlaws" is about the Oodie brothers who do dirty and shady jobs for cash. And when they take on the job of reclaiming a boy they might have bitten off more than they could chew..."The Baytown Outlaws" is entertaining in every sense of the word. The storyline is good and has a good, continual flow to the storyline. And the situation evolves nicely as the Oodie brothers get further and further in over their heads.But the cast they had for the movie was really pulling their load and weight of the movie. Clayne Crawford, Travis Fimmel and Daniel Cudmore did really good jobs as the Oodie brothers (Brick, McQueen and Lincoln, respectively). But also a thumbs up to Thomas Brodie-Sangster for his portrayal of Rob, that was just great. I will say that I am usually not much of a fan of Billy Bob Thornton and his soul patch, but he was quite good in the role of the drug dealing boss.As for the characters in the movie, well strap yourself in for a treat, because there were spared no expense in the department of fleshing out and detailing characters. Especially the Oodie brothers, they were just a heap of entertainment in themselves. But also Carlos, his temper and attitude was just plain fun to behold.There is a unique touch to the movie, and I can't really put my finger on it, but I think it is a combination of the acting, the storyline, the gritty feel of the movie and the camera-work all put together."The Baytown Outlaws" really surprised me and it was good entertainment from start to end. This movie can warmly be recommended if you are looking for about 98 minutes worth of great entertainment.

Bene Cumb Although the movie is as of Robert Rodriguez has met Larry Bishop, there are - apart from evident clichés and imitations - several twists and new angles. Of course, there are lots of strained and improbable scenes and some characters (e.g. ATF agent Reese) provide no additional value to the movie. Inclusion of different kicking-butt groups is too much, even based on the hectic and chilly plot. And the ending is unrealistic as well - if we bear in mind actual US legislation on gunned violence and harassment.The cast is evenly strong, providing several splendid performances (Clayne Crawford, Billy Bob Thornton, Thomas Sangster, above all), and many smaller parts are played by top-grade actors. The movie's 1,5 hours is okay for killing time seeing lots of killings and other stuff on screen...