A vengeful lawman (Harvey Keitel) and a former criminal associate (Luis Guzmán) make it difficult for an ex-con (Forest Whitaker) to control his violent tendencies.
Release Date: March 6th, 2015
R |1 hr 56 min
Plot SummaryA vengeful lawman (Harvey Keitel) and a former criminal associate (Luis Guzmán) make it difficult for an ex-con (Forest Whitaker) to control his violent tendencies.
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Brenda Blethyn, Luis Guzmán, Dolores Heredia, Ellen Burstyn, Harvey Keitel, Reg E. Cathey, Tim Guinee
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Genres: Drama
Blethyn is wonderful as an all-too-rare character, a middle-aged woman who holds her own in a position of authority over violent men. show more
As exceptional as the acting in the picture is, and it is wonderful — Whitaker and Keitel are as inventive and surprising as they’ve been in years, and the supporting roles played by the likes of Ellen Burstyn and Stan Carp are well-sketched — it can’t entirely lift the movie from the rut it has all but plowed into by the end credits. show more
Bouchareb gets fine performances from several wonderful, under-utilized actors, including Ellen Burstyn and Tim Guinee in smaller roles. But his morality play is too muted to work, too muzzled to have any bite. show more
