Silver City (2004)

While the setting is Colorado, the political mirror is the entire country and Chris Cooper's character is an all-out satire of George W. Bush.  What John Sayles has here is a mishmash of ideas siphoned into a film-noir-like mystery, as a report, Danny Huston,  investigates the death of a Mexican worker found fished out of a lake.  Sometimes it feels like a comedy, a very unfunny comedy unfortunately, and at other times it feels like a mystery with a mystery that never seems that important (which is kind of the point I guess). There are some good moments but as a whole I found it kind of a let down especially with such a strong cast.  Grade: C+