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6.6/10 • 728

2014-05-231h 49m

DramaThriller

How many men can one bullet kill?

While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of a low-life burglar. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when Freddy’s ex-con father rolls into town, hell-bent on revenge.

Directors
Jim Mickle
Editors
John Paul Horstmann

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  1. Michael C. Hall

    Michael C. Hall

    Richard Dane

  2. Don Johnson

    Don Johnson

    Jim Bob

  3. Sam Shepard

    Sam Shepard

    Russell

  4. Vinessa Shaw

    Vinessa Shaw

    Ann Dane

  5. Nick Damici

    Nick Damici

    Ray Price

  6. Wyatt Russell

    Wyatt Russell

    Freddy

  7. Lanny Flaherty

    Lanny Flaherty

    Jack Crow

  8. Brianda Agramonte

    Brianda Agramonte

    Young Latina Girl on Tape

  9. Tim Lajcik

    Tim Lajcik

    Mex

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Reno

Mar 24, 2016

6/10

Kind of so good till Jim Bob Luke's entry.
I'm glad I watched it, but if I had missed it, I would have not worried much. Anyway, you can't say like that until you watch any movie. This movie was excellent, I mean it for the first 40-45 minutes. So much twist and thrills, I was almost regretting for almost missing it. But once the character Jim Bob Luke was introduced in a grand style, the narration went off the track. The best parts were over, I got lost interest, and I asked myself why it has to be like this after a wonderful opening? Especially for the character Dane who was a family man and his choice was completely wrong. As mush as Dane, I wanted to know who he shot, but that was not the story's intention to reveal and went in a different direction to disappoint me. The guys (actors) were awesome, but the writing was a let down, it owes lots of explanation rather telling a decent story. It was an indie crime-thriller based on the novel of the same name, sets in the 1980s. I won't say the film was bad, but I enjoyed only the half movie, the first half. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$427,418.00
Keywords
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