Following the struggles of Texan Michael, who travels to have a job opportunity, but when fails, he faces many hardships, as he has been mistaken to be a hit man that is hired to kill an unfaithful woman.
It should never have fallen through the cracks. This clever little film is a real find.
EmanuelLevy.Com
December 14, 2006
John Dahl's second feature is a quirky, low-budget "Western noir," baosting a fresh narrative angle and a quintessentially indie cast, including Nicolas Cage (before he became a star), J.T. Walsh, and the ubiquitous enfant terrible Dennis Hopper
It's well worth tracking down, wherever you can find it. For it has the kind of tension and energy -- maybe even a touch of delirium -- that is only a memory in most of today's big studio movies.
