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How good do you think this movie is?

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Good bump, 70. I was just thinking of this film the other day, ironically.

It's grim business, but, thoroughly enjoyable start to finish. Ultra violent. "Hurricane" realized splendidly by Paxton. The side story there with him & Fantasia and their baby is handled flawlessly. You can feel it your bones & heart, in both parties, by God. & just a few subtle moves and the production accomplishes that. Her brother, a kind soul knows, but, doesn't go blabbing about it. Sure, the mother knows as well, but, it's her blood, her grandson too, so she loves unconditionally. It's heartrending.

Beach, sweet Jesus he jumped all over that role, got it down to a science then turned it loose on celluloid for us to hold dear the rest of our days. Bless-his-heart. Him sitting in that back seat when the State Trooper walks up on that car. Honest-to-God.

Thornton almost matches him, but, I believe that is impossible here. Beach can't be matched. No way. They're both so lethal. I God's, 70.

The black detective out of Los Angeles is tired, gettin careless, but, Hurricane's wife straightens him out in the kitchen when he comes to get ANOTHER bottle, doesn't she? Jim Metzler, the other L.A. detective is a professional actor and lays it out right on-the-spot.

This is the goods, this film is damn near peerless in the genre.

I'll be damned---you cited this motion picture achievement as Saturday evening begins to fall. You glorious, Jones70, you. You gd rights, I'm citing you...Direct Hit. Go on, you big, beautiful, 70, you! The night is your's!!!!!!!!!

One False Move

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I'd go 7.5, maybe 8. It's well above-average, for sure.

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I have a feeling I have seen this, but I can't remember it. I guess I will check it out if it shows up free streaming somewhere.

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Anybody else seen this?

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9; it reminds me of "Blood Simple", but a little more refined and meatier.

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I'd give it an 8 or 9, Wish I had more time to re watch all the great movies out there like this.

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I agree, we need more time for sure.

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6. It has some good stuff in it. But it is so brutal that it is pretty unpleasant to sit through.

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I'd give it 7/10, not a film I would watch again, decent performances.

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7 after the first watch and an 8 on a re-watch

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