Two Men in Town

Name: Two Men in Town
Genre: Drama
Released: March 6, 2015
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 56

2015

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Cohen Media Group | Release Date: March 6, 2015 | R

Summary: After a troubled youth and 18 years in prison, William Garnett (Forest Whitaker) is being released. With the help of an idealistic parole agent (Brenda Blethyn) and his new-found Islamic faith, Garnett struggles to rebuild his life and overcome the violent impulses which possess him. However, Bill Agati (Harvey Keitel), the Sheriff of theAfter a troubled youth and 18 years in prison, William Garnett (Forest Whitaker) is being released. With the help of an idealistic parole agent (Brenda Blethyn) and his new-found Islamic faith, Garnett struggles to rebuild his life and overcome the violent impulses which possess him. However, Bill Agati (Harvey Keitel), the Sheriff of the small New Mexico border county where Garnett is released, has other ideas. Convinced that Garnett is unredeemable and is a threat to the security of his county, Agati launches a campaign to return Garnett to prison for life. [Cohen Media Group]… Expand

Director: Rachid Bouchareb

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 120 min

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Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Mar 4, 2015

The result is a movie of complicated interpersonal and cross-cultural tensions. Read full review

Sherilyn Connelly

Mar 3, 2015

Blethyn is wonderful as an all-too-rare character, a middle-aged woman who holds her own in a position of authority over violent men. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Mar 6, 2015

As exceptional as the acting in the picture is, and it is wonderful — Whitaker and Keitel are as inventive and surprising as they’ve been in years, and the supporting roles played by the likes of Ellen Burstyn and Stan Carp are well-sketched — it can’t entirely lift the movie from the rut it has all but plowed into by the end credits. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Mar 3, 2015

Bouchareb gets fine performances from several wonderful, under-utilized actors, including Ellen Burstyn and Tim Guinee in smaller roles. But his morality play is too muted to work, too muzzled to have any bite. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Mar 5, 2015

The desert landscapes are gorgeously shot by Yves Cape, but Two Men in Town never seems to fully inhabit its setting. Nor does the schematic, occasionally clumsy story do justice to the skills of the cast. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Mar 5, 2015

The setting is striking, the cast impressive. But Two Men in Town, a drama that's built on dread and circles the question of redemption for a newly released prisoner, falls short of the mythic territory it aspires to. Read full review

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RichardGonci

May 31, 2015

Ironically, I saw this film after hearing a long-form piece on NPR about the Norwegian correctional system. It was an astounding juxtaposition. There is much to admire in the film, especially "star-turns" by some great old-guard actors. But to say the pacing is glacial, would not be tooIronically, I saw this film after hearing a long-form piece on NPR about the Norwegian correctional system. It was an astounding juxtaposition. There is much to admire in the film, especially "star-turns" by some great old-guard actors. But to say the pacing is glacial, would not be too harsh a critique. The cinematography is gorgeous. But, something over 20 minutes could have been excised in the edit suite without harm to the "final cut." Still, all in all, for those who appreciate character development (as I do,) this film is well worth watching.… Expand

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