Driving by his deep will of tracking down one of the most well-known and dangerous gang in the world, Bud Carter, an intelligent and courageous detective, does his best and convinces a contractor killer to join the police and provide them with information that will help them to arrest on that dangerous gang.
True to its name, Bad Country falls short on almost every count, but it's not just bad - it's also lazy, lifeless and guilty of squandering many fine actors.
A blandly executed action-thriller whose cast names (Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe) and mild '80s Louisiana flavor offer only modest compensations for the story's workmanlike construction and routine twists.