Film Review – A Single Shot

“A Single Shot” is an impressive detour in the career of Sam Rockwell.
After his entertaining but routine turn in last summer’s “The Way, Way
Back,” Rockwell returns to his dark side in this tense, unflinching
thriller. Similar in a few ways to Sam Raimi’s “A Simple Plan,” “A
Single Shot” has a spare quality that keeps it unsettling, while its
coldly violent attitude encourages a steady pace. And there’s Rockwell,
delivering a fantastic performance as a simple man in way over his head,
reining in his flashier, boogie fever instincts, allowing director
David M. Rosenthal’s gloomy mood of impending doom to carry the viewing
experience.
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