Review of Cold in July (2014) by Jason L — 28 Jun 2014
Cold in July is for the most part a very cold and almost emotionless film. Set in the late 80's in East Texas, Cold in July starts out as a almost simple home invasion thriller and by half way slowly turns into a Texas 80's 8mm spaghetti western revenge film where things are not as simple as they seem.
One of the only things that stops the film from being completely cold and emotionless is the marvelous 'over the top' performance by Don Johnson who's dead pan humor and wit keep a human element to a very dark film.
Michael C Hall and Sam Shepard give very believable performances and with a score from Jeff Grace that wouldn't be out of place in any of John Carpenter's films in the 80's, director Jim Mickle and writer Nick Damici bring Joe R Lansdale's novel to the big screen with effect and by the end you will walk away feeling very cold indeed.
This review of Cold in July (2014) was written by Jason L on 28 Jun 2014.
Cold in July has generally received positive reviews.
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