Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’: The only thing that’s worth seeing in Western is also the most tragic

nypost.com ^ | May 1, 2025 | Johnny Oleksinski

[V_TWIN]

The wait is finally over… for a movie nobody was waiting for.

Nearly four years after a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin and mistakenly loaded with a live round went off and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on set, their movie “Rust” has hit theaters.

And how is the Western? Mediocre and often uncomfortable to watch; forever tainted by tragedy. Completing “Rust” and releasing it was a massive error of judgement.

Lesser films sometimes get shelved by studios for reasons of quality or other corporate drama. But an average picture that resulted in the death of a young mother will be available for everybody to view on Friday. That choice leaves a foul taste, even if the stated rationale is to showcase the woman’s work.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: baldwin; banglist; hollywood; movies; rustysnowandliveammo

[V_TWIN]

- I think we all know this abomination is gonna tank but in the meantime it's disgusting. -

[dfwgator]

Reminds me of trying to watch the Twilight Zone movie with Vic Morrow.

[V_TWIN]

Or The Crow

[billorites]

Theaters?

Straight to Hulu is more like it.

[dfwgator]

That too.

[RoosterRedux]

Baldwin isn't a very bright guy to begin with. And then whatever intellect he does have is overshadowed and warped by his massive—and undeserved—ego.

[V_TWIN]

“In some theaters and on VOD Friday”

VOD...video on demand.....they know how this is gonna go.

[EastTexasTraveler]

“...a prop gun...went off...”

Bull****! He fired the gun.

[dfwgator]

"This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it."

"Are you referring to the Russians, sir?"

"No. Alec Baldwin is behind us with a gun!"

[I want the USA back]

The gun didn’t go off. Baldwin pulled the trigger. He didn’t intend to kill her but he didn’t seem too concerned.

Why was a “prop gun” a real gun?

[Bernard]

It will be bought up by Disney and reworked with a new title; "Rusty Snow and the Live Ammo".

For safety purposes, Alec Baldwin and the Snow White girl will only be shooting their mouths off instead of gun thingies. 3 endings will be prepared and the final release will depend on test viewing surveys; 1. Alec Baldwin gets it. 2. Snow White gets it. 3. They both get it and a decent human being buys Disney and starts making real Disney stuff again.

[Bob434]

[[went off]]

Sorry post, it didn’t just “go off”, it had deliberate help and a man got away with manslaughter and gross negligence because he is a famour liberal actor!

[ANKE69]

What makes it even more disgusting is his new Reality TV Show on TLC.

https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2025/02/24/the-baldwins-critic-reviews/

[Thank You Rush]

“”judgement””

A reporter without the ability to spellcheck!

[Mastador1]

Nearly four years after a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin and mistakenly loaded with a live round went off.

It just went off, a single action revolver that must be fully cocked and the trigger pulled just went off? That's some bullshit right there!

[V_TWIN]

The Learning Channel is unwatchable anyway so it’s a perfect place for that crap.

[equaviator]

I wouldn’t go to see it, even if none of this happened.

[Fireone]

Shouldn’t matter, if you handle all guns in a safe matter, the outcome is always the same, real, or fake, no one is harmed. Baldwin is a hack, a dumb one at that, and should be in jail for his nagligence.

[coloradan]

Yeah, the gun pointed itself at another person and just “went off”. It is so disgusting how the media covers for leftist elitists. They didn’t talk about the J6ers this way, because they have axes to grind.

[Seruzawa]

Everyone who thinks that if a grip had fired the fatal shot the charges would have been dropped, raise your hands.