Killshot

Killshot

  • Director: John Madden
  • Writer: Hossein Amini,Elmore Leonard
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: November 13, 2008
  • Sound mix: SDDS, DTS, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: El ave negra
  • "Killshot" is a 90-minute action film produced and distributed by Weinstein International Pictures. The film was directed by John Madden, starring Mickey Rourke , Diane Lane , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Thomas Elliott , Rosario Dawson, etc., and was released in the United States on January 23, 2009   .
    The film is adapted from the novel of the same name written by Elmore Leonard . It tells the story of an ordinary couple being chased by underworld killers after witnessing an extortion case and choosing to call the police   .

    Details

    • Release date November 13, 2008
    • Filming locations Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
    • Production companies The Weinstein Company, FilmColony, Lawrence Bender Productions

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $18,643

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $10,741

    Gross worldwide

    $2,961,647

    Movie reviews

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    • By Leopoldo 2022-09-29 17:14:24

      Tearfully advise everyone to pay attention to lightning protection

      Another super bad movie that challenged my limit. The whole movie was pretentious and incomprehensible. It was watched with great patience in the face of Mickey Locke. It turned out to be disappointed. Alas, such a good actor. I was ruined. Lei’s my whole body was numb. I don’t want to say more about the plot. I came to the conclusion that a good actor can only be the icing on the cake. The quality of a movie is only one person, the director.
        If you want to watch this movie, solemnly...

    • By Joannie 2022-08-20 21:26:21

      Brother killed not people, but loneliness

      When I saw the movie to a certain extent, I thought Joseph Gordon-Levitt was Heath Ledger. The next version of the next episode, open the first one to take a look at the length: one hour and thirty-one minutes. Damn, how long is this movie. Later, when I saw it to a certain extent, I realized that the next episode must be a snippet. Based on experience, the story of such a plot will never be very long. After watching the movie, I wonder if the black-haired guy is Heath Ledger. Open "Part 2" at...

    • By Rowan 2022-05-03 06:01:04

      My heart keeps tugging

      Although it is not a masterpiece, it is not as bad as some friends say.
      An ordinary couple-ordinary as you and me, facing problems such as unemployment and divorce in life, it is really ordinary, but because of fate, they are hunted down by a cruel, scheming killer and a heinous rogue. Even the FBI cannot give them effective protection. People are so small and helpless in life, how can they help themselves? One word: love.
      Watching this film, I kept tugging, and finally let out a long...

    • By Horacio 2022-05-03 06:01:04

      Joseph Gordon-Levitt's unnatural acting

      It's very attempting, when great actors like Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rosario Dawson can play together in this movie.
      The movie is based on Elmore Leonard's novel with the same name, I don't know how the original story looks like, but I believe the screenplay is too simple too straight. or maybe by the end of the film its appeal still remains a mystery for Rourke's character black-bird?
      Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a good actor, but in this movie his acting seems...

    • By Winifred 2022-05-03 06:01:04

      Six minutes

      It’s entirely because of the name Mickey Locke that I am interested in this movie. The first six minutes was really good. It has a bit of film noir and a cool killer movie. I thought Mickey Locke would have another good movie. It’s a work, but unfortunately, this good scene lasted for six minutes. There were almost no highlights in the back. The plot was difficult to understand, and the relationship between the characters was designed to be a bit confusing. The director didn’t seem to want to...

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    • By Clarabelle 2023-09-26 15:32:22

      Mickey Rourke is really getting...

    • By Amelie 2023-09-16 02:55:32

      The bastard played by JGL is a bit...

    • By Arden 2023-09-05 21:54:18

      The film appears to be sponsored by the National Rifle Association. Allowing individuals to carry guns has different practical meanings in countries at different stages of development. Although this film is not as sensational as Mickey Rourke's "The Wrestling King", the characters' emotions and destiny are in the same...

    • By Bill 2023-09-05 15:32:06

      I thought the plot would go back and forth like a Quentin movie... Mickey Rourke is a bit too...

    • By Tyshawn 2023-08-31 17:12:41

      There really isn't any...

    Movie plot

    Carmen is a beautiful and virtuous woman. She lives a peaceful and uncontested life, and her husband Wayne is a skilled blacksmith. Although life is not prosperous, but it is also a kind of love. But destiny always loves to joke with ordinary people, and a revolution that subverted Carmen's world quietly unfolded in this seemingly peaceful morning.
    This morning, Carmen carried out the daily work of a housewife as usual, and the husband...
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    Evaluation action

    The plot of "Killshot" doesn't have much surprises, and the characters' black and white settings are also lackluster. The housewife with complex psychological activities and the violent cold-faced killer can be regarded as the routines that the two actors are familiar with. The thematic structure of the story is quite simple. The pattern of misunderstanding of the murder-police protection-killer dispatch-good and evil interactions is...
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    Movie quotes

    • Richie Nix: [confronting Wayne Colson, who is mistaken for Nelson Davies, for ransom money]

      Richie Nix: [stroding in office with Blackbird] I told you wouldn't know which one I'm gonna be when I came in. Remember it?

      Wayne Colson: What?

      Richie Nix: On the phone?

      Wayne Colson: I think you wanna talk to somebody downstairs that'll help you out.

      Richie Nix: [to blackbird] You see that? He's playing dumb?

      Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas: Well, he's fucking with you.

      Richie Nix: You're gonna try to tell me I never spoke to you?

      Wayne Colson: Huh?

      Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas: No, I think he said he doesn't remember the fucking conversation you had with him over the telephone.

      Richie Nix: [looks at Blackbird]

      Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas: Well, show him.

      [making a short depth movement, Richie Nix goes to Nelson's desk picks up a mug and throws it. It goes flying very high and smashes into several pieces against the wall very loudly. Richie Nix takes a picture frame and throws it. It too goes flying real high and smashes against the wall loudly. Richie Nix looks around and spots a display of an anterior head on the wall. He jumps up onto the wall and pulls the display very hard. After a few seconds it comes off and he falls to the ground with it]

      Richie Nix: [gets up, wipes the dust off and whips out his gun] Am I making my point? Do you got the cash or you're going to be a dead fucking real estate man.

    • [towards end of film]

      Wayne Colson: Look, honey, just hear me out. I drove 400 miles. And 15 years to think about this. And a lot about what you've said lately. You're right, five's not a good number. It's terrible. So let's try six. And if we can make it to six, then we can try for seven.

    • Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas: Real life? What the fuck is real life?