In a town this bad, it's no use being good.
After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.
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Classical in form, cool, plot-driven and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
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- Movies1234on TMDB · Aug 20178/10
Liked everything about this movie. All the main players, Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon and Chloë Sevigny were very good. Good story with a few twists and just a touch of comedy. And the scene with Harrelson and Shue in the bungalow was hot. I give it a 8/10.
Read the whole review on TMDB - JPV852on TMDB · Jul 20247/10
Effective enough modern film noir that excels mainly for the cast, especially Woody Harrelson and Elisabeth Shue. I had seen this before many years ago and my opinion pretty much remained the same. **3.25/5**
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Cast
- Woody HarrelsonHarry Barber
- Gina GershonNina
- Elisabeth ShueRhea Malroux
- Rolf HoppeFelix Malroux
- Michael RapaportDonnelly
- Chloë SevignyOdette
- Tom WrightJohn Renick
- Marc MacaulayMiles Meadows
- Joe HickeyLawyer
- Ralph WilcoxJudge
Crew
- Volker SchlöndorffDirector
- E. Max FryeScreenplay
- Thomas KlossDirector of Photography
- Klaus DoldingerOriginal Music Composer
- Peter PrzygoddaEditor
- Matthias WendlandtProducer
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