A Better Way to Die
Boomer is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the death of Carlos, his mentor and father figure, Boomer becomes disillusioned with the brutal and inhumane nature of his job. Consequently, he decides to hand in his resignation to the Chicago Police Department and return to his home town of Joliet, where his fiancé, Kelly, awaits. While en route back to Joliet, however, Boomer makes a grievous error in judgment when he stops for, and assists, an unfortunate motorist whose vehicle appears to have broken down; the naive ex-cop is swiftly attacked and rendered unconscious. Boomer awakes to find that his car and wallet have been stolen, and that he has become involved in a dangerous game of mistaken identity.
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- Cast：
- Natasha Henstridge , Andre Braugher , Lou Diamond Phillips , Joe Pantoliano , Jack Conley , Carmen Argenziano , Mo Gallini
Reviews
Touches You
Save your money for something good and enjoyable
A different way of telling a story
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
This is one action movie I like very fair. "A Better Way To Die" is something that's anything but ordinary. You got a good cast like Lou Diamond Phillips, Natasha Henstridge, Andre Braugher, and Joe Pantoliano. It's a movie that is worth the watch while. Here you got a cop from the "Windy City"(Chicago) who happens to run afoul from the mafia. And it's up to him to stop them. The Feds want him as well to help out. However, there are some of them who are nothing but killers in disguise. Not quite infiltrators, but one crooked Fed(Phillips). Then in one scene the ex-cop and a mob leader put aside their differences and help out each other. The cop's fiancé was killed by one of the killers, and the ex-cop killed the mobster's cousin. When all the teamwork came into play everyone got their satisfaction, guaranteed. It's understandable to be fair game, but when you team with a killer who is also the target, you have no choice but to work together. A very good movie, rather mild than over-hyped. 2.5 out of 5 stars!
I didn't really expect much from this film. I thought it would be just some cheap movie that would hardly have any action sequences and a poor script. I was so wrong. From start to finish there was really good action and the script was really good. I mean Scott Wiper wrote, directed and starred in this film and i think he did a very good job doing all that. The story was good because it was a good and different. Most action films these days will have the same story as other films but this didn't which is good to see.All the action sequences that occurred in the film were really. Weren't over the topped or went on for ever just right. The shootout at the beginning and in the supermarket were both really good. As for the second explosion that was just mad. You could see the sonic wave from it was that powerful. The acting was good as well. Was a bit wooden at times but that hardly occurred. I really like Andre Braugher character in it. I thought he portrayed him really well and acted brilliantly through out the film.All in all this is a really good action film to sit in and watch with popcorn. It a shame it didn't get released in the cinemas because i'm sure if it was more people would of herd of this.
A BETTER WAY TO DIE is an entertaining, albeit mindless, low-budget action film. Like many films in this direct-to-video niche, there's no rhyme or reason to why things happen in DIE, except simply to say that things happen because it leads to other things happening, such as the constant gunfights and other action-related sequences.Basically a string of shootouts and violent deaths linked together by an afterthought of a story, A BETTER WAY TO DIE is still quite entertaining. That is, if you manage to turn off your brain and realize that the reason cops never show up is because it would ruin the next upcoming gunfight.Of note is Lou Diamond Phillips, who continues his string of Cheesy Villains in these direct-to-video action films. What has happened, Lou?5 out of 10.
I suppose if you enjoy nonstop death, guns and mayhem this film might be for you. But I felt that it was sorely lacking in many things, most in the areas of believability and plot line. Much of the dialogue was trite and insipid. The plot was quite disjointed and nonsensical in places linked together by spates of killing. I was embarrassed for such talents as Andre Braugher for having to appear in such a film but I suppose actors have bills to pay like the rest of us.
