One False Move
They did it for money. For power. And for fun. Two ruthless drug dealers commit a brutal mass murder in Los Angeles and are forced to flee the state. And when Fantasia, their beautiful accomplice, begs to go home to Arkansas, She unwittingly leads them into the eye of the hurricane.
Waiting for them in Arkansas is an unlikely arsenal of law enforcers that includes two cynical L.A. cops and one eager, small-town sheriff, Sheriff Dale Dixon has waited all his life for a major bust, and he's ready to meet these big city killers with his own brand of small-town justice. But when Fantasia arrives ahead of the gunmen, she brings with her a shattering secret from Hurricane's own past. All it takes to bring him down now is one woman...one bullet...or ONE FALSE MOVE.
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Quite watchable and memorable. - Superdave
A sweetly innocuous small town gets a visit from some big time hoods and local sheriff Bill Paxton wants in on the bust, much to the annoyance of the two L.A. cops trailing them. But soon there is much more going on than a crime story. The sheriff's ex is traveling with the goons and her personal history with the sheriff then serves to fog up an otherwise straightforward pursuit. Motives and loyalties are questioned, temptations arise and personal drama takes the foreground. This second act shift from crime story to relationship drama is what gives the movie its power and makes it memorable and unusual. Too often, crime thrillers have tacked on romantic subplots that just clutter things up, but here the relationship and its fall-out are inextricable from the plot and are in fact pushing it ahead. The proceedings feel authentic and the drama has power rooted in that emotional authenticity. Cynda Williams is particularly good as the ex; she doesn't just appear in the movie, she haunts it. Her strong presence and her emotional history with the sheriff pervade and color everything that comes after her first appearance and she becomes the key figure and the great enigma at the center of the drama.
I liked the dusty-but-harmless look of the small Arkansas town, and the way everybody in it manages to convey normalcy without being dull. This shows good writing and quality work on the part of the minor players. The whole movie is a testament to putting quality in the details. There are few false notes struck here, a rare thing for a low budget crime drama.Excellent, but. - Picker_of_Movies
The writing is very good. The acting is very good, especially Bill Paxton. If anyone ever walks up to the guy and chides him about his Weird Science days they ought to be ashamed. Mr. Paxton is one of the better actors in Hollywood today.
The story is reasonably believable and realistic. I don't see how the two bad guys got together. They are total opposites as far as standard movie bad guys are concerned. But that can be viewed as a plus.
The reason I didn't like this movie more, I think is because I felt a little manipulated. The story is quite simple and it arrives at its conclusion obviously by using simple plot points. Know what I mean.
For example, the first time the small town sherriff sees the little black kid the camera lingers on the sherifff's forlorn expression it is clear there's more there than a sheriff looking at a kid that has nothing to do with his investigation.
Maybe I'm not explaining it very well but I'm can't sit here forever writing a review for a movie. It's almost luch time.
Is it worth the $2.50. Sure. I would have given it 3.5 stars if I could but it's not quite a 4.one false move - grr-
the story is how it sounds it basically starts as two bad guys and a girl in with the wrong crowd.its starts of with some killings and they are chased by police.back to where she lives the chief of police learns of a secret which will eventually unfold events that will end it for him.not action packed more of a drama.
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Quite watchable and memorable. - Superdave
A sweetly innocuous small town gets a visit from some big time hoods and local sheriff Bill Paxton wants in on the bust, much to the annoyance of the two L.A. cops trailing them. But soon there is much more going on than a crime story. The sheriff's ex is ...Excellent, but. - Picker_of_Movies
The writing is very good. The acting is very good, especially Bill Paxton. If anyone ever walks up to the guy and chides him about his Weird Science days they ought to be ashamed. Mr. Paxton is one of the better actors in Hollywood today.
The story is reasonably ...one false move - grr-
the story is how it sounds it basically starts as two bad guys and a girl in with the wrong crowd.its starts of with some killings and they are chased by police.back to where she lives the chief of police learns of a secret which will eventually unfold events ...