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
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
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
