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Midnight in the Switchgrass
Midnight in the Switchgrass

5.9

Midnight in the Switchgrass

R·2021·99m

Summary

FBI Agent Karl Helter and his partner Rebecca Lombardo are very close to busting a sex-trafficking ring. When they realize their investigation has crossed the path of a brutal serial killer, they team up with a FDLE agent to put an end to the infamous 'Truck Stop Killer'.

Crew

Director

Randall Emmett

Screenplay

Alan Horsnail

Reviews

JPV852

JPV852

July 26, 2021

4

Generally I love crime-thrillers (both fiction and non-fiction) and this had some good elements, but the editing was shoddy, performances uneven with Bruce Willis once again phoning it in. He has maybe 10-minutes of a screentime and is a non-factor with the plot outside of being Megan Fox's partner who disappears only to briefly show up at the end.

As for Fox she at least was okay, though not entirely believable as an FBI agent and Emile Hirsch and his southern accent sounded off, not entirely sure why he had it, didn't really play into his character nor the region. Lukas Haas as the serial killer has his moments though his performance and the character isn't anything different than what had been done on Criminal Minds.

Wanted to really like this but never quite works. Has an ending that should've been filled with suspense but instead was awkwardly edited and just was lackluster. **2.25/5**

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$15,000,000.00

Revenue:

$229,811.00

Keywords

fbi
texas ranger
based on true story
serial killer
truck stop