Cold in July

Name: Cold in July
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: May 23, 2014
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 73
Cast: Don Johnson, Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Vinessa Shaw

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IFC Films | Release Date: May 23, 2014 | Not Rated

Starring: Don Johnson, Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Vinessa Shaw

Summary: How can a split-second decision change your life? While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of a low-life burglar, Freddy Russell. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when Freddy’s ex-con father, Ben, rollsHow can a split-second decision change your life? While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of a low-life burglar, Freddy Russell. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when Freddy’s ex-con father, Ben, rolls into town; hell-bent on revenge. However, not all is as it seems. Shortly after Dane kills the home intruder, his life begins to unravel into a dark underworld of corruption and violence. Twists and turns continue to pile up as the film reaches its inevitable destination: a gore-soaked dead end. [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: Jim Mickle

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 109 min

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Ernest Hardy

May 20, 2014

While Hall and Shepard nail their parts, Don Johnson, still magnetic after all these years, steals the film as a sardonic private eye with a vintage cherry-red convertible. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

May 22, 2014

One of those movies that arrives every now and then with no fanfare but a canny sense of how to grab our attention and hold it in a tightening grip. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

May 29, 2014

It is a brutal, beautifully shot movie that starts out to be about revenge but then becomes something more, something even more primal and disturbing. Read full review

The Playlist Rodrigo Perez

Apr 4, 2014

Cold In July doesn’t always work and it takes quite a long time to get adjusted to its coiling rhythm, but it’s far better than it has any right to be and perhaps, more significantly, is unusually absorbing and memorable. Read full review

Calvin Wilson

May 29, 2014

Cold in July has all the qualifications of a midnight movie in the making. Read full review

Scott Bowles

May 22, 2014

July is solid throwback storytelling, a crime yarn that may not blow you away but can cut to the bone. Read full review

Daniel Green

May 21, 2014

Though not without merit, Cold In July finds Mickle happily stalled in front of the drive-in cinema screens of his youth. Let's just hope he can find the exit. Read full review

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scartwright49

Aug 1, 2014

A real thrill ride. The movie changes course quicker than you can believe. It keep you glued to the screen throughout. The three leads were fantastic.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Cinemayorumlari

Oct 29, 2014

Dexter karakteri olarak karşımıza çıkan Micheal dizi sektöründen sıyrılıp sinemada başarılı işler yapabileceğini bize kanıtladı. Muhteşem olay örgüsüne sahip olan film yüksek puanıda hak ediyor...

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Trailesque

Feb 18, 2022

This well-plotted, Texas-smoked thriller/neo-noir gets off to a strong start. A regular guy (Michael C. Hall) shoots a burglar dead in his home one night, and then the deceased's father (Sam Shepard), recently released from prison, comes around looking for revenge. But things are not asThis well-plotted, Texas-smoked thriller/neo-noir gets off to a strong start. A regular guy (Michael C. Hall) shoots a burglar dead in his home one night, and then the deceased's father (Sam Shepard), recently released from prison, comes around looking for revenge. But things are not as they appear; the story takes an interesting turn, enemies become allies, and a suave private eye (Don Johnson) gets into the picture. Unfortunately the film is marred by a cheesy soundtrack and a Tinseltown bloodbath finale - I thought they might go for something more nuanced. Good suspense and fine performances by the leads are the best things about it.… Expand

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Derek1127

May 8, 2015

pretty unique movie. well acted. Somehow manages to keep you constantly on the edge of your seat without much really happening. overall I would recommend Cold in July

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seventhseal

Oct 12, 2014

Not the best but a long way from the worst, if we use OUT OF THE FURNACE as the worst example. Yes the story line/plot has some holes in but over all the acting and attention to detail in direction and production is very good. Really catches the 80s vibe. Don Johnson is reborn of late andNot the best but a long way from the worst, if we use OUT OF THE FURNACE as the worst example. Yes the story line/plot has some holes in but over all the acting and attention to detail in direction and production is very good. Really catches the 80s vibe. Don Johnson is reborn of late and loving his appearances more and more.

Overall I would say yeah, go for it, turn your brain off or certainly down to popcorn level and enjoy a good ole shoot 'em up/revenge escapade.

7/10… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

TVJerry

Jun 9, 2014

Michael C. Hall sports a trim mullet and 80s moustache as the mild-mannered man who shoots an intruder in his house late at night. The burglar's ex-con father (Sam Shepard) shows up and the intrigue begins. The film starts tightly-wound and produces some early tension, but once theMichael C. Hall sports a trim mullet and 80s moustache as the mild-mannered man who shoots an intruder in his house late at night. The burglar's ex-con father (Sam Shepard) shows up and the intrigue begins. The film starts tightly-wound and produces some early tension, but once the convoluted plot starts to develop, it poses more and more mystery without much payoff.… Expand

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Nowak

Aug 13, 2014

Great cast and a director from kinder surprise. What a pointless piece of work. It`s starts with questions and mistery and then John Cleese (almost) shows up and says: And now something completely different! Real waste of three great actors.

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