Rancid (2004)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Jack Ersgard

Writers:

Jesper Ersgård (story)
Jesper Ersgård (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

25 December 2004 (Sweden)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Do some people deserve to die?

Plot:

Once a promising writer, John Hayson now gets by on the odd writing job. A personal tragedy has left...

Plot Keywords:

Kicked In The Crotch | Racial Slur | Interrogation | Homeless Man | Answering Machine

Cast

Matthew Settle	...	James Hayson
Fay Masterson	...	Monica Klein
Currie Graham	...	Crispin Klein
Patrik Ersgård	...	Andy Fell (as Patrick Ersgard)
Jay Acovone	...	Capt. Peters
Michael Wiseman	...	Det. Kent
Jennifer Jostyn	...	Det. Olsen
Siena Goines	...	Angela Morris
Paul Satterfield	...	Richard Desmond
Pernilla August	...	Bergquist
Yun Choi	...	Officer Wang
Alex Zonn	...	The Bum
Jarmo Mäkinen	...	Ash
Ola Rapace	...	Bob
Daniela Svensson	...	Lazy Telemarketer

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

108 min | Germany:98 min (DVD version) | USA:102 min (DVD)

Country:

Sweden

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Sonet Film AB

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The hobo had pearly white teeth.

Quotes:

Monica Klein: How's life?
James Hayson: Rancid.

It's actually good, no matter what others say

Rancid is an average thriller with a quite good story. There's not anything that's really bad with this movie, rather it's that nothing is quite great. As someone said, you're left with a small feeling of nothing. Now, this can be said of thousands of Hollywood films, too. The reason why they get a higher score is probably because they got a cast that's more mainstream and probably some cool action scene! The performance in Rancid is good. Well-casted and well-acted. Matthew Settle, Fay Masterson, Currie Graham and Patrik Ersgård are all doing a good job. Personally, I think Patrik Ersgårds character and acting lifts the movie a bit. Michael Wiseman and Siena Goines are the weaker links in this chain. The characters are interesting enough.

The dialog is without marks, actually quite good I'd say. The movie is rather fast-paced, compared to most Hollywood-thrillers. The editing is so-so. Music and overall "look and feel" is about average.

There's no reason to choose another thriller over this one. It feels authentic, and maybe that's the downside to it? It's just not enough "Hollywood" to give you that adrenaline. Personally, I prefer Rancid over any action-packed thriller. And that feeling of nothing I mentioned? Well, it's not a feeling of bad, is it? Go see it, rent it or whatever. It's worth it, if only to rest your eyes from all mainstream actors! 7/10