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Jeff BeesleyDrehbuch:
Richard DoolingKamera:
Gerald PackerMusik:
James Mark StewartBesetzung:
Christian Slater, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Wes Bentley, Greg Bryk, Aidan Devine, Al Sapienza, Karen LeBlanc, Amy Matysio, Eugene Clark, Tony MunchStreaming (1)
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Während eines Ausritts in der Wüste vor Las Vegas beobachtet die junge Elizabeth, wie der berüchtigte Menschenhändler Jimmy Dolan mehrere Menschen ermorden lässt. Sie stellt sich dem FBI als Zeugin zur Verfügung, aber bevor sie vor Gericht aussagen kann, wird sie trotz Schutzprogramms von einem Schergen Dolans in die Luft gesprengt. Da die Behörden nichts gegen die Gangster in der Hand haben, beschließt ihr Ehemann Tom, den Tod seiner schwangeren Frau auf eigene Faust zu rächen. Er schmiedet einen ausgetüftelten Plan und baut eine Straßenbaustelle zu einer tödlichen Falle um. (ARD)
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McCarthy has his border trilogy, King has his “Dolan’s Cadillac". And Beesley either has a screw loose or he’s a genius physicist. In his movie he proved the relativity of time in practice. One second under his direction seems like all day. So in the end he doesn’t steal just eight-five minutes of your day, but almost fourteen years of your life. Which is a real first. Compared with this pure essence of boredom, the crazily chosen casting of all of the roles is just a minor detail. On the other hand, Beesley must have a pinch of artist inside him, because the idea of taking an adrenalin and atmosphere pumped story and decide to adapt it into an ageing accelerator takes real balls.
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The first hour drags on a bit and unlike the straightforward story it needlessly draws out events, but the last half hour redeems the movie’s reputation. Slater is cool and Wes Bentley also tries hard. King’s short story is a lot better, even though it isn’t one of my favorites, and the same applies to the movie. Nothing earth-shattering, but worth a watch (or a read). P.S.: I was annoyed in the introduction about the furtive verbal confusion of scumbag Dolan with mega-swine Flagg. King fans will know what I mean.
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