Deadfall (2012)
Average Rating: 5.1/10
Reviews Counted: 60
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 41
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Average Rating: 4.8/10
Critic Reviews: 25
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 17
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Siblings Addison (Eric Bana) and Liza (Olivia Wilde) are on the run from a casino heist gone wrong. When a car accident leaves their wheel man and a state trooper dead, they split up and make a run for the Canadian border in the worst of circumstances - a near whiteout blizzard. While Addison heads cross-country, creating mayhem in his wake, Liza is picked up by ex-boxer Jay (Charlie Hunnam), en-route for a Thanksgiving homecoming with his parents, June (Sissy Spacek) and retired sheriff Chet
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Cast
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Eric Bana
Addison -
Olivia Wilde
Liza -
Kris Kristofferson
Chet, Chet Mills -
Sissy Spacek
June, June Mills -
Charlie Hunnam
Jay, Jay Mills -
Kate Mara
Hanna -
Treat Williams
Sheriff Marshall Becker -
Alain Goulem
Bobby -
Allison Graham
Mandy -
Jason Cavalier
Travis
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All Critics (60) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (41)
Like all over-ambitious B-movies, this features solid performances by a mix of seasoned talent and promising young actors, all of whom deserve better.
Top CriticDespite a super-dark noir plot and respectable cast, "Deadfall" is a thriller that never quite delivers on its promise.
It's sort of like "Fargo," only with a higher body count and without the wood chipper.
Deadfall is fast and fatalistic ...
This is the sort of movie best encountered accidentally and for free, caught on basic cable late at night.
There's nothing you haven't seen before - and better - in "Deadfall," which would seem to appeal mostly to fans of snowmobile chases.
The shifts in tone between black comedy, romance and suspense are often jarring and Dean's script fails to seamlessly weave together its themes of incest and redemption.
Spacek, a boon to any movie, hardly needs do anything to be the only one you don't want to see with a shotgun pointing at her head ...
For all that Dean's exploration of dysfunctional families punches squarely on the nose, Ruzowitzky bobs and weaves around the cliches in ways that lift Deadfall above many of its genre contemporaries.
An excellent cast and an admirable refusal to give in to its audience's pleas for relief from its blue-gray bleakness aren't enough to raise Stefan Ruzowitsky's Deadfall above your run-of-the-mill snowbelt-set nihilistic noir.
What the screenplay lacks, director Ruzowitzky paints in, with bold, elemental strokes on the dirty-snow canvas.
The film does manage some unintentional humor through its assortment of oddball accents, quirky characters, romantic silliness and overwrought action sequences.
Oedipal crises abound in this sleek but empty slice of snow-driven neo-noir
Perhaps the best thing about "Deadfall" is the lifelike messiness of its ending. A couple of the characters have a lot of explaining to do, and this is one case where a sequel might be in order.
This could be a film that will suck you in if it's on your tv on a lazy Saturday afternoon, but I have U-verse. I'm sure something better will be on one of those other channels.
"Deadfall" ends up being little more a really good Lifetime Movie of the Week.
More than the Thanksgiving goose gets cooked in this less-than-thrilling crime caper.
Deadfall feels like a lot of different movies including Fargo, at times. But it's cheaper and less interested in making us care for the characters and their plight.
A rare modern genre piece that doesn't shy away from being impossibly bleak and downbeat.
Audience Reviews for Deadfall
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- Addison: It's a good sign when you feel a little bad.
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- Hanna: If I was one of your 'boys' you'd be *proud* of me.
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Foreign Titles
- Cold Blood - Kein Ausweg, keine Gnade (DE)
- Deadfall (UK)
The movie had a great cast. The legends Ms. Sissy Spacek and Mr. Kris Kristofferson turned in good performances. I love Spacek. She has always been a favorite of mine since her Carrie days. The woman can play any role.
Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde did great jobs too. I went from liking Addison to hating him then to being kinda grossed out by him. He is a very messed up individual.
Charlie, Charlie. How I love me some Charlie. Jay is an ex-boxer who just got out of prison and is on his way home for Thanksgiving when he comes upon Liza. They get stuck together for a night and things escalate from there.
I really liked Kate Mara as Hanna. She was sweet and didn't let the bullies in her department get her down. Her dad was a complete asshole and I couldn't stand him. I felt bad for her.
The film is a bit twisted when it comes to Addison and Liza. I enjoyed the story. I'd watch it again.