“Desperate Cowboys” (** out of four) was a lurid melodrama about a dying attorney (George Avgoustis) who turns to his son (Carter Burch) to commit a robbery in an attempt to save his life which naturally goes horribly wrong and a relentless bail bondsman (Scott Lucas) and a homicidal bounty hunter/cowboy (Kevin Hartzman) become involved and all of their lives become in a bloody crossfire. By the standards of these Tarantino/Coen Bros/Michael Mann imitations, this isn’t bad and is lifted above the routine by good acting and storytelling, but its hindered by low-budget production values and its sleaze and amorality leave a bad taste after a while.