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Road of No Return
Road of no Return follows the final nine days in the lives of four atypical hit men who are secretly brought together in a covert operation to fight the drug trafficking epidemic in the country.
Release : | 2008 |
Rating : | 4.2 |
Studio : | First Pictures, Frames in Motion, Zero Compression, |
Crew : | Director, Associate Producer, |
Cast : | Michael Madsen David Carradine Michael Blain-Rozgay Shane Woodson Carlie Westerman |
Genre : | Drama Action Thriller |
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Highly Overrated But Still Good
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
I liked this film not b/c it had spectacular action sequences but b/c it was a thinking man's action film, it had heart, it had characters that had a past and had something to say. You don't usually see that with Hollywood films in particular action films. So it was quite refreshing specially that you don't expect it. But I must say that I was a bit disappointed that Carradine and Madsen's time on screen was limited but I think others did a really good job carrying the film. However, the production value at times was weak, you could see that it had been made on a shoe-string budget. It was definitely an indie film and it showed but I like low budget indie films. The film worked for me and left an impression. If you don't like dialog this film is not for you.
This movie is terrible, the negative reviews are spot on. Unbelievable characters and a stupid story. Even if the DEA could hire hit men that would kill every single drug dealer in the country, there is no way they would do it. They would be destroying their own jobs.Also, what was up with kids? Unless its going to be super awesome most child actors suck.One weird thing, all the people who gave this a positive review have all only reviewed one other movie, Capitalism: A Love Story. That seems sort of suspect to me. What are the odds...
I saw this film by chance because I am not necessarily a fan of carradine or madsen or action films for that matter. But I was quite surprised. I really enjoyed this film. It had great dialogue and good characters. But I think the flaw with this film is that because of Madsen and Carradine it draws a certain type of viewers who are less sophisticated and expect cheap action films. And I really think this movie is not an action film and is more of an extremely dark comedy with a lot of great intelligent dialogue that as one of the other reviewers mentioned covers everything from religion to politics to racism to stereotyping and more. In my opinion it should have had a different cast in place of carradine and madsen to draw more mature, educated and more indie film goers. By the way, you can shoot your gun sideways and you see that in the movies all the time.
I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this film. I expected a typical brainless action flick with Carradine and Madsen. But, what I saw was quite well written and intelligent. I must admit it is not your typical action film so if you are looking for a dumb action packed film, this movie is not for you. For an action film it is a bit talkie but the dialogue is very well written, funny and smart. It covers a wide range of topics from religion to politics to racism all within the context of the interaction between the hit men. The characters are also very vivid and unforgettable. Even though they are stereotypical but it seems it was meant to be that way to draw our attention to the problem of stereotyping in our society and that there is hope for all of us to come together regardless of our ethnicity, religion or skin color. I give it two thumps up for great dialogue, great characters and solid acting.