Two Men in Town

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Two Men in Town

R

2015

1h 56m

Drama

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A vengeful lawman (Harvey Keitel) and a former criminal associate (Luis Guzmán) make it difficult for an ex-con (Forest Whitaker) to control his violent tendencies.

Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

Mar 8, 2015

It'll be easy for some to dismiss this as a familiar story told all too coolly, but look closer and you'll see it has a raging heart.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Mar 6, 2015

2.5/4

As exceptional as the acting in the picture is, and it is wonderful ... it can't entirely lift the movie from the rut it has all but plowed into by the end credits.

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A.O. Scott

New York Times

Mar 5, 2015

The desert landscapes are gorgeously shot by Yves Cape, but "Two Men in Town" never seems to fully inhabit its setting. Nor does the schematic, occasionally clumsy story do justice to the skills of the cast.

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John Noonan

FILMINK (Australia)

Jan 22, 2016

Two Men in Town is a dusty, sun bleached saunter through redemption.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Jul 14, 2015

C

You have to get your enjoyment in bits and pieces, from the mood and the landscape and the performances.

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Kirk Honeycutt

honeycuttshollywood.com

Mar 22, 2015

4

Erratic and confounding in its fractured storytelling, Rachid Bouchareb's first foray into filmmaking in the U.S., 'Two Men in Town,' is a mixed bag.

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Steve D

@RT35616104 Feb 6, 2024

Not a whole lot here despite the cast.

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Aug 4, 2022

The greatest 01 hour: and 56 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jul 21, 2019

Terrible ending. Very di

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May 26, 2017

This had the potential to be a really tightly wound thriller as a criminal lays all his hopes on starting a new life in the town he grew up in. However, the sheriff who took him down for his past crimes is unwilling to let him forget his past. The film ultimately fails to deliver, it's very slow paced, I felt the level of threat and intimidation was very mild and the most bizarre choice of all was not to add subtitles to the 3 or 4 very lengthy scenes spoken only in Spanish. I managed to work out what was being said in the first one but the others were lost on me. Very strange!

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Aug 4, 2016

Impressive. Foreboding atmosphere throughout. Unusual setting (New Mexico). Great acting from great actors. Loved the music. Why is RT score so low? Maybe because it's an intelligent film trying to say something about justice for (black) people.

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Jul 7, 2016

this dude foest whitaker is good

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Synopsis

A vengeful lawman (Harvey Keitel) and a former criminal associate (Luis Guzmán) make it difficult for an ex-con (Forest Whitaker) to control his violent tendencies.

Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Producer: Jean Bréhat, Jérôme Seydoux
Screenwriter: Rachid Bouchareb, Olivier Lorelle, Yasmina Khadra
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: France 2 Cinema, Tessalit Productions, Cohen Media Group
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 6, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2017
Runtime: 1h 56m

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