Beautiful, moving film.

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Not perfect, but not bad either. A movie that has a nice story, a believable character who is down on his luck. That may make him more likeable but it may also sway people the other way. It's a difficult role and a walk on a fine line for our main actor.The violence is there and you have to stay with it to follow the plot. Good cinematography, good script and nice flow to it all. So while you may be able to predict things as this moves along, it still has some punches and things you may not expect or at least be surprised by a little bit. Watch it if you like small movies (budget wise) and all that

Thank goodness I decided to watch this. This is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. And what an amazing ensemble of a cast: John Hawkes, Octavia Spencer, Anthony Anderson and Robert Forster(from Jackie Brown). It doesn't matter what kind of movie she is in or how big the part, Octavia brings a certain dimension that is so big it permeates the entire movie. Realistic, well acted, well plotted with surprising alliances. I absolutely loved this movie. Highly recommended.

This was far better than I expected - didn't know what to expect. May be it has the usual ingredients but they all flow along nicely.I didn't know a single actor but so what - I enjoyed this movie. Not far out tarantesque but all the more credible for it.

Flawed ex-cop turns private eye to solve a small town murder. (Where do they come up with these ideas!)This is a strictly 'by the numbers' crime caper but it's elevated by the lead character, Mike Kendall. He's not particularly tough or smart or even likable, but he's strong enough and interesting enough to carry this predictable story of blackmail and murder.A bar owner and some young girls think it would be a good idea to blackmail some out-of-town real estate moguls and at the beginning, they cash in. Eventually, the big city execs get tired of paying so they put out a hit on the girls... and one by one they disappear. The ex-cop and the real cops form an uneasy alliance to nab the bad guys... (I'm telling you, these ideas... genius!)Anyway, after the 90-minute runtime people get shot, coshed on the noggin and roughed up - and the bad guys are rounded up or killed!There's a moderately interesting angle about Kendall being adopted and the relationship with his forgiving black sister and her nice husband. You get the feeling it was written in to add a 'human element' for the private eye. It works well enough but it wasn't necessary.As added bonuses, the cameramen on this movie set all know how to operate tripods and there's not one single time-line shift! Those two factors alone make this adventure worth watching!I enjoyed it a lot and I'll watch it again, so 7 out of 10 from me for what that's worth.