Review - Killshot

Cinema Voyage

E-mail Subscription

Receive an e-mail notification of new posts on this site:

Category Quick Links

Cinema Voyage - April 2009

Review - Killshot

April 6th 2009 11:21

Killshot seemed to fly under the radar with minimal release in the US and elsewhere. Directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love, Mrs Brown), Killshot stars comeback king Mickey Rourke and was filmed prior to his award nominated role in The Wrestler. Well deserving of the king title, Mickey it seems, now has 9 films either just announced, in filming, in pre-production or post-production.

Based on a novel by Elmore Leonard, Killshot stars Diane Lane (Nights in Rodanthe), Thomas Jane (The Punisher), Rosario Dawson (Death Proof) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (3rd Rock From The Sun). Numerous reports surround this film but they all confirm that production was seriously delayed and the overall film was heavily edited including the removal of an entire supporting role by Johnny Knoxville.

Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas, hitman for the Toronto Mafia, is a paranoid killer who refuses to leave potential witnesses behind. His failure to do so hinges on the flimsy premise which this movie is based. A chance encounter with Richie Nix (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the Blackbird gets caught up in a poorly executed extortion scheme on a real estate tycoon. Richie is too gung-ho for Armand's calm and collected style, although he chooses to help him out because he reminds him of his dead younger brother.

Carmen (Diane Lane) and Wayne Colson (Thomas Jane), a couple currently on the verge of divorce, unfortunately witness Armand and Richie attempting to carry out their plan and find themselves on the run from the two criminals. They are well matched as a couple but certain events or lack of, led to the demise of their marriage.

Flitting between the two couples, the film is a little scattered, but the quality of the leads manage to stop this from being a complete disaster.

Voyage Review: 3/5

Check out the preview below:

Vote

Subscribe to this blog

Email this post to a friend

Go to the Orble Film Channel

Start your own blog

[ Link ]

Posted By: Michelle Sweeney - Category: Thriller

Related Posts:

Relate This Post

Recent Posts:
      Goodbye
      The Lovely Bones
      Review - Inglourious Basterds
      Review - Traitor
      Review - Away We Go

[ Previous - Review - Marley and Me ]

[ Next - Review - Easy Virtue ]

Comments

2 Comments. [ Add A Comment ]

Comment by JohnDoe

April 28th 2009 17:36

Film & TV on DVD

Hi Michelle,

I'm a huge Rourke geek and love Elmore Leonard's original novel. Negative word from friends on this one left me avoiding it for fear of insult, your review however has me thinking i may give it a try one slightly twisted evening.

Comment by Michelle Sweeney

April 29th 2009 01:15

Competition Queen
Always Learning
Cinema Voyage

Hi again. Tough call - as per your previous post - if you have read the novel prior you need to go in doubly protected against what you are about to watch. I just sat down to a quiet dvd but you might be (subconsciously or otherwise) preparing for a full on comparison.

As a Rourke geek it is definitely worth watching though in my opinion.

[ Previous - Review - Marley and Me ]

[ Next - Review - Easy Virtue ]

Add A Comment

To create a fully formatted comment please click here.

CLICK HERE TO LOGIN | CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Name or Orble Tag

Home Page (optional)

Comments

Notify me of replies

Notify extra people about this comment

Is this a private comment?

List the Email Addresses or Orble Tags of the people you would like to be notified about this comment

One per line max of 30

List the Email Addresses or Orble Tags of the people you would like to be notified about this private comment thread. Only the people in this list will be able to see or reply to your comment.

One per line max of 30

Your Name
(for the email going out to the above list, it can be different to your Orble Tag)

Your Email Address

(optional)

(required for reply notification)

Submit

January 2010

1 Posts

December 2009

4 Posts

November 2009

7 Posts