Crime

Drama

Thriller

Killshot

The Weinstein Company

FilmColony

Lawrence Bender Productions

United States of America

English

Mickey Rourke

Diane Lane

Thomas Jane

Rosario Dawson

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Brandon McGibbon

Peter Kelly Gaudreault

Michelle Arvizu

Richard Zeppieri

Alexis Butler

Hal Holbrook

Don McManus

Robert Gow

Catherine Hayos

Craig Blair

Lynne Deragon

D-Teflon

Joshua Rollins

Karen Robinson

Tony Nappo

Tom McCamus

John Madden

Hossein Amini

Elmore Leonard

Lawrence Bender

Richard N. Gladstein

James Powers

Erica Steinberg

David Webb

Bob Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein

Mick Audsley

Lisa Gunning

Mathew Hart

Klaus Badelt

Andrew Jackness

Kerry Barden

Billy Hopkins

Diane Kerbel

Suzanne Smith Crowley

Beth Pasternak

Brandt Gordon

Steven Essam

Jordan Samuel

Collingwood Brown

Deborah Maxwell Dion

Paul Schnee

Pauline Chung

Cori Burchell

Samantha Armstrong

Caleb Deschanel

Jack Stew

Ricky Butt

Daniel Laurie

**_Killer thriller, killer message_**

A mob hit-man (Mickey Rourke) teams-up with a young psycho (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and they go after a separated couple (Diane Lane & Thomas Jane) who witnessed a botched hit. Rosario Dawson is on hand as the twerp's girlfriend.

"Killshot" (2008) is a thriller/drama by John Madden that supposedly had post-production problems, sat on a shelf, was reedited and whatever else. As such, some criticize that it doesn't flow well. Don't believe it. This is a very professionally-made film and I never got the sense that the story didn't flow, regardless of what they edited out, reedited or what have you. The story's easy to follow and makes sense.

Mickey Rourke is always a highlight even though he essentially plays the same character, which I guess most actors do. His character here is the same likable, brooding one seen in "The Wrestler" (2008) and "Passion Play" (2010) with the variation that he murders people for a living. Yes, that's a big difference and it does cause the viewer to disapprove of him but it's hard to hate him, unlike his two-bit partner. Somewhat likable or not, the Rourke character HAS to pay for his misdeeds (or should pay, at least).

Speaking of the twerp partner, Joseph Gordon-Levitt shines here as a scumbag with almost zero redeeming qualities. Something happens to him at the end and you just can't help saying "THANK YOU."

Thomas Jane is always a solid masculine protagonist as is Lane in the feminine department. The film is just as much about the potential reestablishment of their relationship as it is about the thugs trying to find them. But this is definitely a thriller/drama. You get a lot of quality drama interrupted by sudden and intense thrills.

The score's nice and atmospheric and there's a great song on the soundtrack ("Monkey" by Low).

The film runs 1 hour, 35 minutes, and was shot in Port Perry, Uxbridge and Toronto, Canada, as well as Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and Detroit.

GRADE: B

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