The Arroyo is an American movie, which was written and directed by Jeremy Danial Boreing. The film focuses on a rancher, Jim Weatherford (Kenny Maines) and his family that deal with the struggles of living forty miles north of the southern border of America.

Jim tries to be an honest rancher, despite the struggles of residing so close to the American border. Each night, drug cartels smuggle heroin and other drugs through Jim’s lands. Of course, Jim also experiences the other aspects of the struggle for illegals to cross into America, including sex trafficking and death from heat exhaustion. The illegals tear through Jim’s fences, which allow his livestock to escape and run free.

One man can only take so much and Jim has finally arrived at his boiling point. When he causes the drug mules to lose a stash of heroin, things quickly go sour. Jim becomes a hero of the small town for standing up to the cartels, but he also finds himself a target to some very dangerous individuals, which forces Jim to send his wife, Lina (Nicole Sadler), and son, Jimmie (Elijah Montez), into hiding. Unfortunately, the cartel doesn’t put an end to their pursuit of Jim and his family.

With Jim’s friend, Corbin Alday (Polk. Glenn) dead, Jim must brave against the cartel and hit man, Torres (David Armendariz), on his own. While the government, police and Congress sitting idly by, can Jim escape the clutches of the Mexican drug cartels and reclaim the land for his family?

Review


The Arroyo is a low budget film that feels as such. Despite the low budget, the movies action screens and graphics aren’t bad. However, the acting is less than average. While Kenny Maines and David Armendariz are somewhat believable, the rest of the cast struggles to keep pace. Of course, the biggest flaw with the movie is the writing and poor dialogue.

Obviously, Jeremy Boreing’s intention was to create a film that opened American’s eyes to the dangers of the American border and illegal immigrants. Instead, you get a few glimpses of truth, along with a bunch of silly and hilariously bad dialogue. On a plus, some of the music is fun and works well, with the Arizona setting.

If you can get around some cheesy dialogue and cringe-worthy moments, you might enjoy Arroyo. However, it seems Boreing left his Conservative approach behind, after the films opening sequence and dived head first into full blow silliness and dimwitted action. For a better look at the American borders check out The Minutemen. The movie is not a total failure, but it fails to deliver Boreing’s intended message. The film is a 6.0 out of 10.