"The Kill Point" (2007) TV series

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

22 July 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

A group of military veterans, who recently returned home from serving in Iraq, band together to pull off a major bank heist.

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Steve Cirbus	...	Deke Quinlan / ... (13 episodes, 2007)
John Leguizamo	...	Mr. Wolf / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Michael Hogan	...	Hawk / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Horst Cali / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Adam Cantor	...	Rocko (8 episodes, 2007)
Geoffrey Cantor	...	Abe Shelton (8 episodes, 2007)
Jeremy Davidson	...	Mr. Rabbit / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Jennifer Ferrin	...	Chloe (8 episodes, 2007)
Frank Grillo	...	Mr. Pig / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Wayne Kasserman	...	Tonray (8 episodes, 2007)
J.D. Williams	...	Cat / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Ryan Sands	...	Leroy (8 episodes, 2007)
Nick Koesters	...	One Armed Leon / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Patrick Jordan	...	Johnny Boy (8 episodes, 2007)
Nick LaMantia	...	SWAT Member Rascal (8 episodes, 2007)
Andrew McCune	...	SWAT Team Member #17 (8 episodes, 2007)
Michael Hyatt	...	Connie Ruebens / ... (7 episodes, 2007)
Christine Evangelista	...	Ashley Beck (7 episodes, 2007)
Leo Fitzpatrick	...	Mr. Mouse (7 episodes, 2007)
Bingo O'Malley	...	Bernard (7 episodes, 2007)
Michael K. Williams	...	Q (7 episodes, 2007)
Leslie Merrill McCombs	...	Reporter (7 episodes, 2007)
Dana Ashbrook	...	Tony (6 episodes, 2007)
Mike McGlone	...	Deputy Chief Abrami (6 episodes, 2007)
Jeff Hochendoner	...	Big Stan (6 episodes, 2007)
Joshua Elijah Reese	...	Derzius (6 episodes, 2007)
Tobin Bell	...	Alan Beck (6 episodes, 2007)
David Dale McCue	...	SWAT Member Creeper (6 episodes, 2007)

Also Known As:

The Kill Pit (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Lions Gate Television

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Blood marks/stains on both skin and clothing throughout the season remain bright red instead of eventually turning dark brown and drying.

Drab slow drawn out not very interesting.

I guess I thought, since this was a Spike production about a bank robbery, I was in store for something in the lines of Reservoir Dogs, but instead I got a bunch of whiny, sensitive guys dragging out an implausible plot with a million holes in it. If they were going to offer such a typical story, they should have at least gone all out John Woo style, but I've seen more drama and gore on CSI. When a woman gets shot in the neck, blood should spurt out. No? Please don't tell me this was all for a Fusion triple razor product placement, because that's what it feels like to me. This isn't Sleeper Cell, this certainly isn't Season One of Prison Break, and just because so many similar actors appear in it, that doesn't make this The Wire. There is not much to like about any of the character; perhaps a little bit of flashback might have helped, because we absolutely do not understand where they are coming from. The plot doesn't make much sense; for example, are we really suppose to believe the black sniper on the roof is staying put, harping one liners at his dopey eyed white partner—for several days? It's not cohesive, but it certainly is long and drawn out. What I can't understand is why the police special tactics unit is more experienced than a bunch of vets who have actually seen action on a daily basis in Iraq? Also, why was the plan to rob the bank so sloppy? They didn't think to collect the cell phones from the start? Duh, that would have saved a lot of trouble, and lives. This show is not very convincing fantasy. Why do they keep letting the boss of the gang out of the bank to incite the crowd? Why do they keep letting the father of the boy run amok to conspire when he should be debriefed in some secure location? Why does a pad of paper look like a gun to a highly trained SWAT team? Hell, nobody protests anything, even when our president lies about the reasons for going to war, so why are vets showing up at a bank robbery with signs to demonstrate against the war? And no paramedics as the hostages come out? Give me a break. We live in a numb society, not this TV show. This show is silly, and Donnie Walhberg makes it even sillier. There is no humor and too much drama. There is no suspense, just too much happening, but nothing unexpected. Too much talk. The writing is so simplistic that the very talented cast can't even breath life into it. This is not the worst TV show ever, but it is certainly nowhere near the best. This could have been the Dog Day Afternoon of our times, if it had been edited down to two hours instead of five. We can't figure out who is good and who is bad but much worse, we don't really care. This show lacks motivation. The big speeches are forced and unintentionally comic. And the sub plots go nowhere. I'm guessing the writers know nothing about the military, nothing about police, nothing about banks or bank robberies, and most tragically nothing about human nature. They just saw a bunch of old b movies and decided to make one for themselves. The last two episodes get pretty intense, but its sort of like A Better Tomorrow Part Two, not worth the wait.