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A poacher (Sam Rockwell) becomes the quarry of merciless criminals after he takes the cash he found while hunting in the backwoods. Rent A Single Shot on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV ...
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- David M. Rosenthal
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- Sam Rockwell
Sep 20, 2013 · An odd mix of beautifully bleak atmosphere and hammily mannered performances, “A Single Shot” is simultaneously understated and overpowering. This backwoods neo-noir is the latest film from director David M. Rosenthal, who drew some honest moments out of sheer formula in the 2011 drama “Janie Jones,” about an estranged father and ...
Buried somewhere in A Single Shot are the makings of a great movie, but there is simply a lot that needs to be trimmed away. ... Lands somewhere between a good novel and a deadly country song, all ...
- Sam Rockwell excels in this so-so backwoods thriller.
- Verdict
By Max Nicholson
Posted: Sep 21, 2013 8:06 pm
David M. Rosenthal's A Single Shot, starring Sam Rockwell, is a bleak, existential look at white trash-living, with a neo-noir tinge that beautifully thrives in some areas, and desperately falters in others.
Based on the 2011 crime suspense novel by Matthew F. Jones (who also adapted the screenplay), the story centers on John Moon (Rockwell), a penniless hunter living in a small rural town, whose life is changed forever when he mistakenly shoots and kills a young woman while deer hunting.
After concealing the girl's body, John discovers a nearby box full of money that he decides to keep and use to hire a lawyer (William H. Macy) to fight a divorce suit against his unforgiving wife Moira (Kelly Reilly).
Of course, with a dead girl and a pile of cash gone missing, there are bound to be some consequences, and that leads John to a group of drug-dealing criminals who seek bloody vengeance against him.
A Single Shot includes a robust performance from Sam Rockwell as a humble man down on his luck. The premise is instantly gripping and tense, but where it goes with it is a mishmash of daring, nihilistic direction and aimless plot. In the end, though, the film's main character prevails over the typical boilerplate.
- Max Nicholson
A Single Shot: Directed by David M. Rosenthal. With Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Ted Levine, Kelly Reilly. The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.
- (12K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- David M. Rosenthal
- 2013-08-20
A Single Shot received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 47% of 49 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "It has a bleak sense of atmosphere and a terrific performance by Sam Rockwell, but A Single Shot is undercut by its predictable story and slow pace."
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Sep 15, 2013 · David M. Rosenthal’s A Single Shot is a brutal and savage slice of crime cinema. It’s as moody as the Mississippi river and as poetic. While it offers nothing new to the genre, the thriller does make for some authentic backwoods film noir. Starring Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy and the impeccable Jeffrey Wright, A Single Shot is an ...
