Red Rock West is a hidden neo-noir gem with some delightful cracks in its surface -- and an opportunity to see Lara Flynn Boyle, Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, and J.T. Walsh go toe-to-toe in all their early '90s glory. Read critic reviews
Red Rock West
1993, Crime/Drama, 1h 38m
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When unemployed ex-marine Michael Williams (Nicolas Cage) stumbles into a bar in Red Rock, Wyo., the owner, Wayne (J.T. Walsh), mistakes him for a hired killer and offers him $10,000 to kill his wife, Suzanne (Lara Flynn Boyle). Michael plays along, taking half the money up front, then tells Suzanne what her husband is planning. She seduces Michael and proposes that he kill her husband instead. While he weighs his options, the real killer (Dennis Hopper) turns up looking for his money.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Crime, Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: John Dahl
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Producer: Steve Golin, Sigurjon Sighvatsson
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Distributor: Capital Filmes, Columbia TriStar Home Video
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Sound Mix: Surround
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Fantastic noir film by the great but undervalued John Dahl. Nicolas Cage should take a pay cut and resurrect his career with gems like this. This was brilliant from beginning to end and Dennis Hopper works very well in the typical bad guy role here. Underrated film, do yourself a favour and hunt this one down, I paid $2 and it is worth so much more.
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The plot comes together in a fashion that's a bit too neat and tidy for my taste and Cage's performance is kinda dull, but its still a solid blend of the neo-noir and western genres. I also like that as the plot progresses things get worse for the central character each time he makes the "moral" decision.
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Red Rock West has all the depth of a fine crime novel, and John Dahl is a good storyteller, but the movie is bogged down by stiff acting and predictable dialogue.
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Entertaining pastiche of noir and western. Notoriously flawed by lack of verisimilitude. The always menacing presence of Dennis Hopper is a plus. A clear inspiration for Oliver Stone's U-Turn.
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