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One False Move makes nary a misstep as it unfurls a seedy caper with hard-hitting action and sly humor, marking an arresting debut for director Carl Franklin.
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Franklin seizes the opportunity to make a film that tightly binds up any political concerns it may have into the plot. November 16, 2017 | Full Review…
Franklin seizes the opportunity to make a film that tightly binds up any political concerns it may have into the plot.
Adam Mars-Jones
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. May 6, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
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.
Michael Upchurch
For most of the way, One False Move is taut and sure-footed. May 6, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
For most of the way, One False Move is taut and sure-footed.
Peter Rainer
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. May 6, 2013
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.
Michael Sragow
Everything about this movie -- the terse writing, the concise directing, the smart, unaffected acting -- is eminently satisfying. May 6, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Everything about this movie -- the terse writing, the concise directing, the smart, unaffected acting -- is eminently satisfying.
Steven Rea
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. May 6, 2013 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
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.
Jay Boyar
Even worse than this annoying contrivance is Fantasia's portentous speech about the cry of a whippoorwill. And, yes, we actually do hear a whippoorwill cry. Perhaps it's a sign of the death of the hopes the promising film gives rise to, but then betrays. April 23, 2018 | Full Review…
Even worse than this annoying contrivance is Fantasia's portentous speech about the cry of a whippoorwill. And, yes, we actually do hear a whippoorwill cry. Perhaps it's a sign of the death of the hopes the promising film gives rise to, but then betrays.
Owen McNally
The film is not quite the masterpiece some have hailed, but it has a bluesy grip, subtle humour and more thought than the average thriller. December 12, 2017 | Full Review…
The film is not quite the masterpiece some have hailed, but it has a bluesy grip, subtle humour and more thought than the average thriller.
Quentin Curtis
Clark Franklin's One False Move brings a shotgun to a knife fight, and the results aren't pretty. May 6, 2017 | Full Review…
Clark Franklin's One False Move brings a shotgun to a knife fight, and the results aren't pretty.
Glenn Heath Jr.
Franklin no alecciona, muestra, a modo de thriller, las terribles consecuencias de la incursin de la violencia en la diaria tranquilidad de un pueblo en el que nunca pasa nada. March 3, 2017 | Full Review…
Franklin no alecciona, muestra, a modo de thriller, las terribles consecuencias de la incursin de la violencia en la diaria tranquilidad de un pueblo en el que nunca pasa nada.
Alberto Abuín
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. May 6, 2013 | Full Review…
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.
Candice Russell
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. May 6, 2013 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
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.
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