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Standoff
Standoff

6.0

Standoff

R·2016·80m

Summary

A troubled veteran gets a chance at redemption by protecting a girl from an assassin after she witnesses a murder. Holding a shotgun with a single shell, he engages in physical and psychological warfare in a desperate fight for the girl's life.

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Adam Alleca

Reviews

Ruuz

Ruuz

August 27, 2016

6

Despite positioning itself as a simple throwback action B-movie, _Standoff_ is actually much more evolved than it appears. Firstly, the three core characters are all brilliantly portrayed, even "Bird" who is played by a child actor was phenomenal. A bad performance from even one of these three would have brought the whole thing crashing down, thankfully all of them are dedicated to their respective roles. Even Lawrence Fishburne, whom I was worried would just be hear to take an easy paycheque and phone it in hard wound up actually giving the best I've seen from him in years.

There are a couple of lulls in the middle of the piece, and a handful of underdeveloped side-plots. But it overall, and especially the climax, made _Standoff_ a surprise hit for 2016.

_Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go._

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$8,000,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

mask
loss of loved one
camera
rifle
revenge
murder
death of son
graveyard
eyewitness