Give 'em Hell, Malone (2009)

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writer:

Mark Hosack (writer)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Hard to love... Harder to kill.

Plot:

A tough as nails private investigator (Malone) squares off with gangsters and their thugs to protect a valuable secret. Malone goes through hell to protect the information but he dishes some hell as well... |

Plot Keywords:

Apostrophe In Title | Punctuation In Title | Character Name In Title

Cast

Thomas Jane	...	Malone
Ving Rhames	...	Boulder
Doug Hutchison	...	Matchstick
Leland Orser	...	Murphy
French Stewart	...	Frankie the Crooner
Elsa Pataky	...	Evelyn
William Abadie	...	BuckTooth
Gregory Harrison	...	Whitmore
Eileen Ryan	...	Gloria
David Andriole	...	Pencil Stache
Chris Yen	...	Mauler
R.J. Hampton	...	Romper Stomper
Dominic Salvatore	...	Carnival Boy
Tom Olson	...	Eddie the Pimp
Jhon Goodwin	...	Romper Stomper Bodyguard
Randy Weatherbee	...	Romper Stomper #1
Patrick Treadway	...	Jerry the motel owner
Melody Deatherage	...	Duty Nurse

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, language and some sexual content.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45491)

Filming Locations:

Spokane, Washington, USA

Company:

Malone Productions

Trivia:

Malone's car is a 1952 Chop Top Buick Straight 8, primer black with red rims and white wall tires. Thomas Jane found that car just days before shooting began and had it shipped up to Spokane from Oxnard just in time to get it running like it used to be.

Quotes:

Frankie the Crooner: [from trailer] Suck my Sinatra.

1940's Detective movie Noir meets Sin City-esquire action

I saw this movie recently on bluray and I must say I was mightily impressed. Though I'm not usually a huge Thomas Jane fan,I must confess to be an aficionado of all things Ving Rhames. Frequently type cast as the heavy, it's expertly acted roles such as Ving's Boulder, than makes him the undisputed go to guy when you need a very scary henchmen/goon to strike fear in the hearts of audiences. Ving simply kicks ass in this noir thriller that's a tongue and cheek homage to the 40's style detective movies. Jane does a good job channeling his inner Humphrey Bogart and the action sequence are some of the best I've seen in a straight to bluray film in some time. I won't get into the particulars of the story, but I will say that the film is well acted for the most part(Jane obviously is having a good time in the role) and that there are a few plot surprises. Overall, you could do a lot worse than this with your Saturday evening.