Too much of everything

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Here's one of the great indie flicks of 1993, where more so it's a film. The story is so well plotted, in what is a flawless movie/detective thriller. What's great about One False Move is we really spend time with the characters, an amazing quality I found here in this BB penned film, where too his threatening and menacing performance as a really bad dude, part of a trio, kind of chills ya, because he can just go off, at any moment. The other two wanted escapees, are a black guy with a very high IQ, and a sexy black woman, who provides a twist later on in the film. The trio are responsible for ripping off a band of drug dealers, and murdering them in a quite disturbing and violent fashion, taking no prisoners. This crime scene is heavy and raw viewing, in what is an impactful blow by blow film. Of course the stealer of the film is Bill Paxton, a likable, hyped up cop, pushing for a higher position, where he might of struck a little bit of opportunity, when assisting out of state cops. They're here to stop the three, who could be heading towards Paxton's town, where relatives of the black escapee, could be expecting her to show up. We even delve into the life of Paxton's present wife where the out of town cops, who made me hungry in a couple of scenes, watching them eat, depress at Paxton's place for barbecue time. The criminal trio, doesn't let us forget how dangerous they are, and what they're capable of, even the black woman, who's so all peachy creamy. The ending was kind of worrying as to Paxton's fate, but here is such a bloody well constructed film, that really captures the lives of it's characters, good or bad, big or small. In fact, future screenplay writers, should use this film, as a model example of how to construct tight story, and tight suspense moments, where truly the first ten minutes of BB's baby, really has you, and knocks you on your arse.

I think this movie was made outside mainstream by some little studio . I expected some cheap B-thriller and I was pleasantly surprised. It's a solid thriller . It's not a movie driven by twists, but by characters . It succeeds , because the direction is top notch . The director was able to create some unnerving moments of true tension and when the violence kicks in it's a really painful (emotionally ) experience. This is more of a character driven story not by twists.Also , almost the whole movie resolves around Bill Pulman ("Predator 2") as a Redneck sheriff . He's adorable . There is so much passion in him , a child like naivety and easy going personality . Later in the movie he shows he's darker , more mature side.The other actors give solid support to Pullman . I have to mention Michael Beach who really seems to be cold blooded psycho and good performance by Billy Bob Thornton (who is also the writer of the movie).I give it 7/10.

Just watched ONE FALSE MOVE again for the first time since the VHS era, and am really glad I did. This movie is never on cable TV, at least as far as I can tell, but certainly should be. It's a top notch crime movie that other than a shot of a phone booth, doesn't feel dated at all 20 years later.I'm not going to get into the story or plot, as that's been discussed several times in the preceding comments, so I'll just say that all the actors really hit their marks. Bill Paxton is great as a small town sheriff with an overbearing rah-rah attitude and a dark secret, and a younger Billy Bob as a ruthless killer on the run is downright frightening. Throw in the performances Cynda Williams, Michael Beach, Natalie Canerday, and the actors who played the LA cops, and it all adds up to an awesome 1 hour and 40 minutes that will completely suck you in.I can't recommend it enough.

...heralding the rise of at least two notable acting careers, "One False Move" commits only a few of its own while limning the classic tragic arcs of a handful of well-drawn characters. With an admirably tight script by co-writer/star, Billy Bob "Slingblade" Thornton, and longtime collaborator, Tom "The Gift" Epperson, "One False Move" not only helped solidify Thornton's creds, it equally established Bill "Near Dark" Paxton as an actor with more than scene-chewing chops. It's a simple noir-ish tale of the inevitable collision of two homicidal ex-cons with a down-home Dudley Do-Right of a sheriff. Thornton's loose cannon is nicely balanced by a cucumber cool Michael "Third Watch" Beach as his dispassionate partner with a penchant for knives, while the pair's quest for drug money is enabled and then scuttled by Fantasia, Thornton's chippy girlfriend (and real-life wife at the time), Cynda "Mo' Better Blues" Williams. After a grim opening to establish the bad guys' brutality, "One False Move" settles into a groove reminiscent of an Elmore Leonard novel as its protagonists move toward their fates. Carl "Devil in a Blue Dress" Franklin, a veteran TV actor turned director, coaxes solid performances from his leads and supporting cast, ably abetted by DP James L. "Don't Answer the Phone!" Carter, and choice music from two founding members of the Climax Blues Band.I mentioned that there are a few false moves, and there are, but to me the only egregious one is a scene (that could have easily been rewritten) in which an Arkansas state trooper handles a traffic stop in a decidedly unprofessional manner, much to his regret. See if I'm not right when you watch the film; it caused me to lose a great deal of sympathy for a character that requires it desperately. At any rate, it's still a minor quibble, and the story only stumbles a bit because of it. Highly recommended to genre fans everywhere.