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One False Move (1992)

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Carl Franklin made his directorial bow with the story of three LA drug dealers who, after committing a rather messy murder, hide out in a rural Arkansas town. Assuming that the local "rubes" will offer them little interference, the criminals have not reckoned with sheriff "Hurricane" Dixon (Bill Paxton). Despite the arrogance of the LAPD agents sent to Arkansas to collar the crooks, it is down-home Dixon who puts the final bloody showdown into motion (the fact that the thieves have been falling

Mar 9, 1999

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Hard-boiled modern-day film noir that explodes on the screen with great force.

April 13, 2010 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
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one of the finest crime genre films ever made

February 11, 2010 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | Comment

Carl Franklin tackles American anxieties--interracial love, guilt and denial--that have been ignored, showing understanding of his characters, all conflicted in vvarious ways.

September 17, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

One of those low-rent indie cop-noir movies that rises above thanks to some good writing and casting

March 19, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
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One False Move was simply a beautiful, and little seen, crime film. Three drug dealers on the run are suspected to be heading towards Arkansas. Here, a couple of big city cops meet up with the local sheriff. Paxton is fantastic in this role. He's not very worldly, has never had to use his gun, and is just a little too

July 23, 2011
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lean and mean neo-noir. too bad carl franklin never made another film this good

January 2, 2010
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