Review of Cold in July (2014) by Mayank A — 07 Dec 2014
An interesting though problematic slice of Texas drama concerning a family man (Michael C. Hall) who shoots an intruder who comes into his house one night, only to have the criminal's father (Sam Shepard) seek vengeance on killing his son.
However, when the two discover that there may be more to the case than originally thought, they both enter into a new world full of deception and uncertainty. The writing and directing are both very ambitious, and the acting is wonderful (all three main actors crush it), which makes this movie entertaining and unpredictable.
However, there are quite a number of plot holes and twists that are a bit of a stretch, which threatens to tear apart the entire movie before it ends hanging by a thread. Overall, not bad at all considering the way it starts and finishes, I just wish they could have put together a better middle-section to complete this okay movie.
This review of Cold in July (2014) was written by Mayank A on 07 Dec 2014.
Cold in July has generally received positive reviews.
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