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New York Post
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Alec Baldwin's ‘Rust': The only thing that's worth seeing in Western is also the most tragic
movie review RUST Running time: 133 minutes. Not rated. In some theaters and on VOD Friday. The wait is finally over… for a movie nobody was waiting for. Nearly four years after a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin and mistakenly loaded with a live round went off and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on set, their movie 'Rust' has hit theaters. And how is the Western? Mediocre and often uncomfortable to watch; forever tainted by tragedy. Completing 'Rust' and releasing it was a massive error of judgement. 8 Alec Baldwin in 'Rust.' Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office Lesser films sometimes get shelved by studios for reasons of quality or other corporate drama. But an average picture that resulted in the death of a young mother will be available for everybody to view on Friday. That choice leaves a foul taste, even if the stated rationale is to showcase the woman's work. How can anybody love this movie? Answer: They can't. 8 Alec Baldwin in 'Rust.' AP 8 Alec Baldwin, Patrick Scott McDermott in 'Rust.' AP The belated arrival of 'Rust' is the strange culmination of a horrible, horrible story. First there was the worldwide outpouring of grief when Hutchins died at age 42, leaving behind a little son and a windower. (Director Joel Souza was also shot, but recovered). Then came shock and years of ugly trials against Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, resulting in Baldwin being acquitted and Gutierrez-Reed getting 18 months behind bars. Now that that press tour from hell is over, the film is here. Well, sort of. 'Rust' is only showing on 100 screens around the country (in New York, just in upstate Wilton and Albany) and drops on VOD the same day. 8 Halyna Hutchins was killed on the set of 'Rust.' Getty Images for SAGindie The movie is definitely not worth a 3 1/2-hour drive, or the $14.99 at-home purchase price. Baldwin, pale and grizzled, plays a notorious outlaw named Harlan Rust. Should you forget, his last name will be spoken over and over and over again. Nearby cast-iron skillets will be shaking in fear. Rust stomps in 25 minutes into the movie to spring a 13-year-old boy named Lucas (Patrick Scott McDermott) from the clink after the kid is wrongly accused of murder. That the story bears a resemblance to off-screen reality, is the first element of meta awkwardness. 8 Alec Baldwin on the set of 'Rust.' Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office 8 Halyna Hutchins was the cinematographer on 'Rust.' HalynaHutchins/Instagram The tragedy of Hutchins' death overshadows anything that's good about the film, sadly including her own grand cinematography. Unlike the colorful, cheeseball vision of the West in Kevin Costner's 'Horizon: An American Saga,' Hutchins' depiction of mountains, saloons and forests is drained and sooty. A cowboy hat, however, is a weird fit on Baldwin. While I bought him as a man haunted by the ghosts of his past, the actor as an 1880s criminal in Kansas is far too big a leap to take. 8 Alec Baldwin filming 'Rust' in April 2023. via REUTERS When he earnestly says, in a home-on-the-range brogue, lines like 'What part of 'stay put' don't ya savvy?!' and 'my grandaddy,' it's not unlike when his '30 Rock' character Jack Donaghee visited Stone Mountain, Georgia. The difference is, that was funny. This is a pitch-dark Western that wreaked real-life devastation. Harlan and Lucas embark on a journey through the wilderness that's perilous, but never to the point of excitement or anticipation. It reminded me of the somewhat better Tom Hanks movie 'News of the World.' Old frontiersman, kid and campfires. Spoiler: At first they duo dislikes each other, but later they like each other a lot. Imagine that. 8 Alec Baldwin on the set of 'Rust.' Alec Baldwin/Instagram Even though the scene in which Hutchins died offscreen has been cut — for those keeping score, there's one good decision — whenever Baldwin starts shooting at some rogues, like the bounty hunter who's chasing the pair, the viewer is ripped out of the action. There is a lot of gunfire, and now we know none of it was truly safe. We experience Baldwin shooting the gun — not Rust. 'I wish I'd never written that damn movie,' Souza recently told the Guardian. I bet. But nobody forced Souza and Baldwin to finish it.
Forbes
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Controversial Alec Baldwin Movie ‘Rust' Gets Digital Streaming Date
Rust— the Alec Baldwin Western that turned tragic when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot to death during on the set of the film — has received a theatrical and digital release date. Rust is directed by Joel Souza and Baldwin is one of the film's producers. The production of Rust was brought to a standstill on Oct. 21, 2021, when a prop gun the actor was holding went off. A live round left in the gun struck Hutchins — who died from her wounds at a local hospital — as well as Souza, who survived his injuries. Baldwin — who maintained that he did not pull the trigger of the weapon despite forensic findings to the contrary (via ABC) — was indicted two times in the case, with the second charge of involuntary manslaughter coming on Jan. 19, 2024. The first set of charges were dropped in April 2023 since new evidence surfaced and more time was needed for an investigation. In July of 2024, the case against Baldwin was dismissed by a New Mexico judge, citing that the state withheld evidence about the shooting. Meanwhile, Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter charges in April of 2024 and sentenced to 18 months in prison the following month. Now, about three and a half years after the on-set tragedy, Rust will finally be released. According to People, Rust will be released in theaters on May 2 and will be available on digital streaming via premium video on demand the same day. Although pre-order availability has not been listed anywhere, new PVOD titles generally appear on a variety of platforms including AppleTV, Fandango at Home and Prime Video. Purchase and rental pricing has not yet been announced. Per IMDb, the logline for Rust reads, 'A boy left to fend for himself and his younger brother following their parents' deaths in 1880s Kansas goes on the run with his long-estranged grandfather after he is sentenced to hang for the accidental killing of a local rancher.' Alec Baldwin stars in the film as the title character, Harland Rust. The film also stars Travis Fimmel, Jake Busey, Frances Fisher and Patrick Scott McDermott. A documentary about the tragedy — Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna — began streaming on Hulu on March 11. Per Hulu, the summary of Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna partially reads, 'On October 21, 2021, on the set of the movie RUST, a prop gun held by actor Alec Baldwin fired a live bullet, wounding the film's director and killing its cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. Within hours, the catastrophic accident was enveloped by a frenzy of media attention. For months, then years, as lawsuits flew and criminal trials unfolded, the tabloid spectacle around the case overshadowed a private, personal tragedy. 'In Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna, Halyna's friend, director Rachel Mason, goes beyond the public narrative to reveal the untold human story of that terrible day and all that followed — from the vantage point of the people at the center of the tragedy. The film weaves together the accounts of those who were on the set of Rust that day and of those, like Mason, who not only lost a cherished friend and colleague but who are still navigating the trauma of the aftermath.' The summary also noted that the filmmakers worked with public court records, and behind-the-scenes material from the film and had 'unprecedented access to key individuals and materials, including Halyna's personal archives.' 'The film examines the official investigations into the safety protocols on set and explores the private moral reckoning of all involved,' the summary continued. 'It probes for answers to the questions those closest to Halyna all carry. How could this have happened? And how do we possibly make sense of it? 'Rigorously reported, emotionally raw, and deeply personal, the film seeks to redeem the core of the story that the media exploited — that of a talented cinematographer whose life story was minimized, yet in death gave her colleagues an unexpected opportunity to heal from unimaginable loss by completing the film that mattered deeply to her.' Rust, starring Alec Baldwin, will be released in theaters and on PVOD on May 2.
