In a town this bad, it's no use being good.
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Producer: Matthias Wendlandt
After spending two years in prison, framed for accepting a bribe, former newspaper reporter Harry Barber is released, bitter and disillusioned. Feeling like he were owed something for his loss of time, he proceeds to get himself involved in a simple kidnapping plot which turns out to be more complex than he imagined.
114 min
Rating: 5.9/10
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Top Cast
Woody Harrelson
Harry Barber
Gina Gershon
Nina
Elisabeth Shue
Rhea Malroux
Rolf Hoppe
Felix Malroux
Michael Rapaport
Donnelly
Chloë Sevigny
Odette
Movie Info
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Producer: Matthias Wendlandt
Production Companies: Castle Rock Entertainment, Code Entertainment, Rialto Films, Tobis, Columbia Pictures
Countries: Germany, United States of America
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Movies1234:
Liked everything about this movie. All the main players, Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon and Chloë Sevigny were very good. Good story with a few twists and just a touch of comedy. And the scene with Harrelson and Shue in the bungalow was hot. I give it a 8/10.
JPV852:
Effective enough modern film noir that excels mainly for the cast, especially Woody Harrelson and Elisabeth Shue. I had seen this before many years ago and my opinion pretty much remained the same. **3.25/5**