Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Americana
Americana is a crime drama told in several parts with an odd cast of characters. As these interesting quirky personalities are revealed so is the plot to steal a rare Indian artifact. Sidney Sweeney plays Penny Jo, a shy diner waitress who dreams of becoming a country singer. The Paul Walter Hauser plays Lefty, a lovable loser desperate to find a wife. Halsey plays Mandy with son, Cal, who thinks he is the reincarnation of Sitting Bull. She has an abusive partner, Dillon (Eric Dane). After the violent robbery of the valuable Ghost Shirt, interested parties converge on a family compound for the big shootout. Who will walk away? Who gets the Ghost Shirt? Who gets the money? This movie is an unusual slice of Americana… kind of Cowboys & Indians in the modern Wild West. This one is a bit slow & puzzling in the beginning as audiences try to figure out what is going on here.
Alien gives it 2½ “ some family drama at the f***ing little house on the prairie” stars out of 4.
