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- 2024
- Phil Allocco
- 111 mins
- 15
Summary
Trying to start over, Adam (Evans) searches for redemption as he returns to his old neighborhood to put to rest his demons while the brother of the man he killed seeks revenge.
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A star rating of 2 out of 5.
Matt Glasby
Set in Manhattan, but shot in Manchester, and featuring several British actors playing Americans, this well-meaning crime drama can't help but feel a little inauthentic. Its title refers to the amount of force required to pull a trigger, and its characters' lives are defined - and often derailed - by violence. After a long stint in jail, Adam (Luke Evans) is trying to reconnect with his son Jimmy (Rudy Pankow) and ex Donna (Stephanie Leonides). Meanwhile, Mike (Rory Culkin) is reluctantly learning the drug trade from his uncle Leff (Alex Pettyfer), but wants to run away. And Mike's friend Eli (Zac Adams) has anger issues which have scared off his girlfriend Lori (Savannah Steyn). Once set up, these situations take far too long to build to a simmer, with endless drone shots working overtime to convince us we're really in the Big Apple. It's well made and earnestly acted, but the tough talk doesn't convince, and the characters are too selfish to fully earn our sympathy.
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rolenameAdamLuke EvansMikeRory CulkinLeffAlex PettyferJimmyRudy PankowDonnaStephanie LeonidasLoriSavannah SteynEliZac AdamsAnnaOlivia CarruthersJamalLorraine BurroughsPatricia EarlJulee Cerda
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rolenameDirectorPhil AlloccoWriterPhil AlloccoProducerZac AdamsProducerPhil AlloccoProducerCrawford Anderson-DillonProducerDominic BurnsComposerPhilippe JakkoDirector of photographySara DeaneEditorSeth AndersonCastingNancy BishopProduction designerZuzanna Skurtys
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2024-04-24
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