Nick Cassavetes has 2 movies that get iconic status: The Notebook & Alpha Dogs, 2 very different movies. God is a Bullet is almost became iconic, but went chicken halfway. He played it safe.
The actors were brilliant in playing their characters. Maika Monroe gave a very powerful and Oscar worthy performance, if Academy Award has not turned sour by Woke & Pride rules. She went unrecognizable and wild.
The screenplay was an observation of how dark America was in the world of violent sex traffickers. The Deputy Sherrif was how regular American represented. He was rigid and shallow in holding on to church and law abiding American way of thinking, but he needed to save his daughter who got kidnapped by sex traffickers.
Then came Hardcase (Maika's character) who guided him into a rabbit hole of dark sex traffickers world. They had their own language, codes and demeanor. Together, they rescued and killed the sex traffickers gang and cleaned the roots which brought them back to 2 influencial men in their city, his superiors the head Sheriff and prominent lawyer.
The big surprise was Jamie Foxx played a character unrecognizable and the pivotal character in their journey.
God is a Bullet is Nick Cassavetes adaptation on Tim Ballard's life in a low budget poetic movie, at least the first 1 hour 40 minutes. I was mesmerized by how detailed Cassavetes directed this film. I was transported to this dark criminal world. It was uncomfortable and anxiety driven first 1 hour 40 minutes.
Then Cassavetes decided to play it safe in the next 50 minutes. Turning God is a Bullet as just another bloody Death Wish style of vigilantism. From exciting to a bit disappointed by Cassavetes decision. He could have made this movie a lot more impactful, but his safe play only earned good action flick nod, not great.
The actors were brilliant in playing their characters. Maika Monroe gave a very powerful and Oscar worthy performance, if Academy Award has not turned sour by Woke & Pride rules. She went unrecognizable and wild.
The screenplay was an observation of how dark America was in the world of violent sex traffickers. The Deputy Sherrif was how regular American represented. He was rigid and shallow in holding on to church and law abiding American way of thinking, but he needed to save his daughter who got kidnapped by sex traffickers.
Then came Hardcase (Maika's character) who guided him into a rabbit hole of dark sex traffickers world. They had their own language, codes and demeanor. Together, they rescued and killed the sex traffickers gang and cleaned the roots which brought them back to 2 influencial men in their city, his superiors the head Sheriff and prominent lawyer.
The big surprise was Jamie Foxx played a character unrecognizable and the pivotal character in their journey.
God is a Bullet is Nick Cassavetes adaptation on Tim Ballard's life in a low budget poetic movie, at least the first 1 hour 40 minutes. I was mesmerized by how detailed Cassavetes directed this film. I was transported to this dark criminal world. It was uncomfortable and anxiety driven first 1 hour 40 minutes.
Then Cassavetes decided to play it safe in the next 50 minutes. Turning God is a Bullet as just another bloody Death Wish style of vigilantism. From exciting to a bit disappointed by Cassavetes decision. He could have made this movie a lot more impactful, but his safe play only earned good action flick nod, not great.