(2014) Cold in July
CRIME DRAMA
Adapted from the novel by Joe R. Lansdale co-written and directed by Jim Mickle that opens with family man, Richard Dane (Michael C. Hall) and his wife, Ann Dane (Vanessa Shaw) accidentally woken up in the middle of the night by an intruder. He then manages to shoot the intruder dead, police show up and inform him that he was a known criminal by the name of Freddy Russell. At this point, it's appears to look like the father, Ben Russell (Sam Shephard) of the deceased after he just got off prison is seeking retribution for his son's death. But the story then takes a strange turn, is when Richard decides to visit the Sgt, Ray Price (Nick Damici) in charge of the investigation one day. And he spots an actual photo what Freddy Russell was supposed to look like, and he tells Sgt Ray Price that he was not the person he had shot. And then on one of those nights, Richard decides to go out and he spots Sgt Ray Price and his deputies attempting to make Be Russell's death appear to look like an unfortunate accident by drugging him pour alcohol over him leaving him on the train tracks.
One of the problems I have with this movie is the fact at the first hour I thought it was about exposing dirty or corrupt cops, but as the movie continues further it went into the illegal racket Ben's son, Freddie Russell was involved in. Leaving viewers wondering whether the corrupt cops were ever held liable for they have done! Viewers are also left in the dark the identify of the person who broke into Richard's household! The movie ends with sequence that can be compared to "Taxi Driver", Rolling Thunder" and "Vincent and Theo" to name a few.
Adapted from the novel by Joe R. Lansdale co-written and directed by Jim Mickle that opens with family man, Richard Dane (Michael C. Hall) and his wife, Ann Dane (Vanessa Shaw) accidentally woken up in the middle of the night by an intruder. He then manages to shoot the intruder dead, police show up and inform him that he was a known criminal by the name of Freddy Russell. At this point, it's appears to look like the father, Ben Russell (Sam Shephard) of the deceased after he just got off prison is seeking retribution for his son's death. But the story then takes a strange turn, is when Richard decides to visit the Sgt, Ray Price (Nick Damici) in charge of the investigation one day. And he spots an actual photo what Freddy Russell was supposed to look like, and he tells Sgt Ray Price that he was not the person he had shot. And then on one of those nights, Richard decides to go out and he spots Sgt Ray Price and his deputies attempting to make Be Russell's death appear to look like an unfortunate accident by drugging him pour alcohol over him leaving him on the train tracks.
One of the problems I have with this movie is the fact at the first hour I thought it was about exposing dirty or corrupt cops, but as the movie continues further it went into the illegal racket Ben's son, Freddie Russell was involved in. Leaving viewers wondering whether the corrupt cops were ever held liable for they have done! Viewers are also left in the dark the identify of the person who broke into Richard's household! The movie ends with sequence that can be compared to "Taxi Driver", Rolling Thunder" and "Vincent and Theo" to name a few.