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13 November 2008 (Israel)
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Yesterday she was a witness. Today she's a target. more
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Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer. The ensuing struggle will test Carmen to the limit. full summary | add synopsis
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Not very memorable,but entertaining
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mickey Rourke | ... | Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas |
 | Brandon McGibbon | ... | Blackbird's Kid Brother |
| Peter Kelly Gaudreault | ... | Blackbird's Brother |
| Michelle Arvizu | ... | Nurse |
| Richard Zeppieri | ... | Son-in-Law / Mafia Boss |
| Alexis Butler | ... | Girl in Hotel Room |
| Hal Holbrook | ... | Papa |
 | Diane Lane | ... | Carmen Colson |
| Robert Gow | ... | Prospective Buyer #1 |
| Catherine Hayos | ... | Prospective Buyer #2 |
 | Thomas Jane | ... | Wayne Colson |
| Craig Blair | ... | Construction Site Foreman |
 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ... | Richie Nix |
| Lynne Deragon | ... | Mrs. Palino |
 | Rosario Dawson | ... | Donna |
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Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.
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95 min
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The film's history traces back to when the project was originally at Miramax under Disney's banner around 1995, when the Weinsteins were running that division. This is one of several projects that they took with them when they sold their stake of Miramax to Disney outright in 2005 and then announced a distribution deal with MGM soon after that this film was among those such as Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Clerks II (2006) and 1408 (2007) to name a few.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Armand puts a .45 pistol to Richie Nix's head in the car when they first meet, the distinct sound of a hammer cocking is inserted but the hammer is obviously disengaged.
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[Nix has just tracked Wayne down to a convenience store]
Richie Nix: [taking a gun and a sack out] All right!
[places sack on register and says to cashier]
Richie Nix: It's your big day, honey, it's a double feature. Get your cash laid out on the counter, and get some gum.
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Richie Nix: [taking a gun and a sack out] All right!
[places sack on register and says to cashier]
Richie Nix: It's your big day, honey, it's a double feature. Get your cash laid out on the counter, and get some gum.
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Doin' The Best I Can
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The plot summary of Killshot sounds as one of many cheap thrillers which infest the dusty shelves of video stores and the night hour from some modest cable-TV channels, because we have two formulas we have seen on many movies from this genre: the retired killer who is going to do his last job, but is betrayed by his powerful bosses and the couple who accidentally witness a crime and have to run from the murderers.But...wait a minute! Killshot is based on a book written by the brilliant Elmore Leonard,the cast includes various solid actors (Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosario Dawson and Thomas Jane) and it is directed by John Madden, an Academy Award nominated filmmaker with a competent filmography of art-house films.In other words, before watching this movie,you do not have to expect a cheap straight-to-DVD action film in the lines of the ones which are starred by Wesley Snipes, Marc Dacascos or Steven Seagal.Killshot resulted to be much better than I expected,and although it is not very memorable,it kept me entertained.
The story from this film is a bit predictable, but the intense performances and precise direction increase the suspense,so the final result is a competent thriller which achieves a good combination between Leonard's "noir" sensibility and a modern cinematographic style.
I liked the atmosphere of a small town this movie brings and to see the story set in the frontier of the United States and Canada,offering a different landscape to the typical locations from Los Ángeles or New York.I think the best elements from Killshot are its methodical rhythm and the logical chain of causes and consequences which drive us to a satisfactory ending.Although Killshot does not have much in common with Madden's previous films (Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Proof and the famous Shakespeare in Love), his mature and disciplined work is also seen in here, because he lets the story to flow on a natural rhythm.
I did not have very big expectations with Killshot, but it ended up to be much better than I expected, and I can give a recommendation to it, in spite of being a bit predictable and not very memorable.