He never met a target he couldn't take. Until today.
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.
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Contemporary, classical in form, grave and earnest.
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- classical in formformally daring
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Jan 20237/10
**_Killer thriller, killer message_** A mob hit-man (Mickey Rourke) teams-up with a young psycho (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and they go after a separated couple (Diane Lane & Thomas Jane) who witnessed a botched hit. Rosario Dawson is on hand as the twerp's girlfriend. "Killshot" (2008) is a thriller/drama by John Madden that supposedly had post-production problems, sat on a shelf, was reedited and whatever else. As such, some criticize that it doesn't flow well. Don't believe it. This is a very professionally-made film and I never got the sense that the story didn't flow, regardless of what they edited out, reedited or what have you. The story's easy to follow and makes sense. Mickey Rourke is always a highlight even though he essentially plays the same character, which I guess most actors do. His character here is the same likable, brooding one seen in "The Wrestler" (2008) and "Passion Play" (2010) with the variation that he murders people for a living. Yes, that's a big difference and it does cause the viewer to disapprove of him but it's hard to hate him, unlike his two-bit partner. Somewhat likable or not, the Rourke character HAS to pay for his misdeeds (or should pay, at least)
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Cast
- Diane LaneCarmen Colson
- Mickey RourkeArmand 'The Blackbird' Degas
- Thomas JaneWayne Colson
- Joseph Gordon-LevittRichie Nix
- Rosario DawsonDonna
- Lois SmithLenore
- Don McManusNelson Davies
- Aldred MontoyaLionel
- Hal HolbrookPapa
- Tom McCamusPaul Scallen / FBI Chief
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- John MaddenDirector
- Hossein AminiScreenplay
- Elmore LeonardNovel
- Caleb DeschanelDirector of Photography
- Klaus BadeltOriginal Music Composer
- Mick AudsleyEditor
- Lisa GunningEditor
- Richard N. GladsteinProducer
- James PowersProducer
- Lawrence BenderProducer
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