“Landman”, a series full of testosterone, concocted by the creator of “Yellowstone” and “Tulsa King”, Taylor Sheridan, operating in the very masculine environment of the American oil industry, little known for being in lace, is the one of the best releases in 2024.
Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton) moves like a fish in water in the ruthless environment of the oil industry.
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Near the Mexican border
Sheridan’s main characters are men. After John Dutton (Kevin Costner), a Montana breeder fighting to preserve old traditions, or even Dwight Manfredi (Sylvester Stallone), a New York mafioso introducing the inhabitants of Oklahoma to the bitter realities of organized crime, here we discover the The unrivaled Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, an oil company employee, tasked with sorting out problems and finding future oil drilling grounds in Texas. In this lost corner near the Mexican border, workers, bureaucrats, young idlers, lawyers and criminals mix, where common sense and cruelty count more than university degrees.
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When the tornadoes return, Ainsley (Michelle Randolph), Tommy’s daughter and his ex-wife, Angela (Ali Lartner) will set fire to the family home.
From the first images, we are in the mood: violence, muscles and sweat. Poor Tommy takes it for his rank. But, his main concern is his family. His spoiled daughter, Ainsley (Michelle Randolph), is back and causing chaos among her father’s roommates by wandering around their house in her panties. And it’s not the arrival of his ex-wife, Angela (Ali Lartner) that will calm down the household. They also have a son, Cooper (Jacob Lofland), not very talented, who insists on working on one of Tommy’s teams,
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Characters written to measure for their performers like Demi Moore and Jon Hamm, the Miller couple, wealthy owners of an oil exploitation.
Impactful dialogues
Around this quartet, we find Jon Hamm, the unforgettable Don Draper in “Mad Men”, in the role of a gruff boss, Monty Miller and his wife Cami, played by Demi Moore, as well as Rebecca Savage (Kayla Wallace) , a lawyer from the city.
