In this Western starring Tom Berenger and Trace Adkins, the action begins as Kansas Red (Drew Waters, True Detective) rescues young Billy from a card-game shootout. The boy asks Red for help protecting his family from outlaw Thorn (Adkins), who's just kidnapped Billy's mother, Carol. As Red and Billy ride off to rescue Carol, they run into beautiful, tough-as-nails Leslie, who's managed to escape Thorn's men. The three race to stop Thorn's wedding to Carol with guns a-blazing -- but does she want to be rescued
从影评人到普通观众，《绝望的牛仔》得到了各界的广泛关注和讨论。影评人们称赞其在情节设计和人物刻画上的巨大突破。
《绝望的牛仔》该片讲述了少女一路与命运的抗争，最终找到自我，也收获纯真情缘的故事。电影延续原著原剧，准备唤起全民对这段师徒虐恋的追剧回忆。
没有精心搭建的造景、没有靠灯光营造的氛围，更没有强情节、快节奏、多反转的人造戏剧元素
大自然是人物的舞台，人在自然中“自然”地生存着，人与自然浑然一体。草原、河流、山峦、羊群、马匹、与人的生存状态，水乳交融地构成和还原了一种原生态关系。
