One False Move (1992)
Average Rating: 8.6/10
Reviews Counted: 45
Fresh: 44 | Rotten: 1
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Average Rating: 9.1/10
Critic Reviews: 14
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 0
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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
Jun 1, 1992 Wide
Mar 9, 1999
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Bill Paxton
Dale "Hurricane" Dixon -
Cynda Williams
Lila Fantasia -
Jim Metzler
Dud Cole -
Billy Bob Thornton
Ray Malcolm -
Michael Beach
Pluto -
Earl Billings
McFeely -
Natalie Canerday
Cherylann -
Layne Beamer
Texas State Trooper -
Jesse Dabson
Beaver -
Robert Ginnaven
Charlie -
Rocky Giordani
Billy "The Face" -
John Mahon
Chief Jenkins -
Jackie Stewart
Truck Driver -
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Steven Reich
Car Salesman -
Jeff Bailey
Harlan Childress -
Kevin Hunter
Ronnie -
Max Segar
Assistant Chief
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All Critics (45) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (45) | Rotten (1) | DVD (2)
Franklin's convincing portrait of life on both sides of the color line isn't quite like anything I've come across before, making One False Move one very assured directorial move. We need more filmmakers like him.
Top CriticFor most of the way, One False Move is taut and sure-footed.
Skillfully performed and welcomely unpredictable, this low-budget crime film, made by actor turned director Carl Franklin, starts out as a herky-jerky exploitation piece, then turns into something better.
Everything about this movie -- the terse writing, the concise directing, the smart, unaffected acting -- is eminently satisfying.
The biggest difference between One False Move and most other action films is the sting in its violence. There is so little stylization here -- so little gimmickry -- that when someone is shot or knifed, you feel it.
Mixing moments of genuine terror with offbeat comedy, writers Tom Epperson and Thornton have created a script that jumps along with the energy of In Cold Blood.
In this film ably directed by Carl Franklin, who has spent most of his adulthood as an actor, there are more than a few tense scenes.
Rookie director Carl Franklin shows an obvious gift for pace and storytelling -- uncertain, halting moments are rare. Almost every scene has rich and authentic feeling.
One False Move doesn't make a single false move its own self: It's as tough and gripping as they come.
It exerts an almost macabre fascination as we track the killers bloody trail across several states to their inevitable deaths.
Emotionally complex thriller with riveting performances.
The story is punctuated by violence that's as pointless as it is nasty, though, showing an unfortunate immaturity in the filmmakers.
Hard-boiled modern-day film noir that explodes on the screen with great force.
one of the finest crime genre films ever made
Carl Franklin tackles American anxieties--interracial love, guilt and denial--that have been ignored, showing understanding of his characters, all conflicted in vvarious ways.
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