One thing I’ll say from the offset, this movie touted itself as being about bourbon. I thought to myself, cool, I like bourbon, I’ll check it out. It is not about bourbon. It’s about bourbon the way Jurassic Park is about lawyers. Also, it’s not really a thriller, not entirely at least. Much like pancakes are just dessert disguised as breakfast, this is more of a dramatic comedy strutting around in lavish thriller plumage.

None of this is to say it’s a bad movie - quite the opposite. Although it’s a grim genre tale, there’s a lot of heart, a lot of laughs, a few tears, plenty of blood spilt, and…a musical number? For myself, I liked not knowing too much going in, as there are plenty of surprises, some you don’t see coming, others you do (but those are just as satisfying). I was a bit rattled by the abrupt and abrasive tonal change halfway through, but after a second viewing, I can dig it. Bullitt County is more like a fine wine than a bourbon, just need to let it aerate a bit and then the flavors really explode.

Are the characters entirely logical, making sound decisions like normal human beings? Eh, they stretch the limits of what’s believable (or likable in many instances), but hey, that’s what makes genre flicks so fun, and Bullitt County in particular. Everything feels larger than life, and I mean that in the best possible way. From the stylistic choices in cinematography and editing to the portrayal of each of the main characters (or all the characters for that matter), this is a bombastic assault on the senses. Even the music and sound editing make some ballsy in-your-face choices, teetering on taking it too far in some instances, but always keeping within the parameters of the overall film, unorthodox though they may be. As unhinged as it may get, nothing ever feels out of place.

Don’t expect everything about this flick to be served on a silver platter, either. There’s a lot buried under the surface to grapple with long after the credits roll, especially if you’ve had any sort of brush with alcoholism in your life. Definitely wasn’t expecting a little backwoods indie to take such a bold plunge into an issue like that. It’s a wild ride, infused with plenty of the 70’s to feel nostalgic but not get distracting, and while I’ve never been to the real Bullitt County, I’d absolutely get lost in this film again.

Three stars might be one star too many, but I did manage to sit through the whole movie, so I felt generous. The reviews were mixed half said it was a great indi film. The other half said ' don't waste your time'. I'm leaning to the waste of time half. Slow paced, dialogue not very interesting , somewhere in all this there is a mystery the viewer has to figure out. None of any of this is interesting and you keep hoping it will get better, it doesn't.

I purchased this movie because I live in Kentucky, near Bullitt County and the plot sounded interesting. If I was going to make a movie about an incident that took place during the 1970s I'd watch a couple of movies actually made during that time period so I could see how the language sounded back then... Hint, it didn't sound like it did in 2018. This was such an all pervasive problem for this movie, and the acting was otherwise so bad that the movie was rendered unwatchable.

A great indie movie that has a little something for everyone. Just maybe not your kiddos. Vietnam shellshock meets The Shining meets buddy movie. Really good! Will deffo watch again. The editing is also top knotch.

Really vulgar for no real purpose.

Slow and stupid. The only reason I ordered this was because it had such high reviews and for the life of me I can't understand why.

Most garbage writing, dialogue and I wished that they all died. I want my money back.
It watches like a 2nd rate film majors college project. AWFUL.

Felt like I got jumped and had my money taken from me due to the poor quality of this movie. This movie made a huge sucking sound when I started playing it.