Red Rock West (1993)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:35
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Michael is on his way to Wyoming in a vintage Cadillac, where he's been promised a good steady job. But before reaching his destination, he finds himself in the town of Red Rock, where he's... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle, J.T. Walsh
Director: John Dahl
Reviews for Red Rock West
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The cast is terrific, with Walsh at his most deliciously amoral. Full Review |
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[A] well-played, highly entertaining and playfully ingenious thriller. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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3/5 |
Enjoyable film noir. Full Review |
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It's well worth tracking down, wherever you can find it. For it has the kind of tension and energy -- maybe even a touch of delirium -- that is only a memory in most of today's big studio movies. Full Review |
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A wry thriller with a keen edge. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
One of the most successful entries in the crowded ranks of early '90s neo-noir thrillers. Full Review |
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A rather ho-hum if watchable neo-noir, though it's been treated in some quarters as something special. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Great fun.
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3.5/4 |
It's a brilliant noir movie that seems to understand the inner workings of film noir, rather than just paying tribute to it. Full Review |
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5/5 |
A forceful, witty film noir played almost straight. Full Review |
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B+ |
John Dahl's second feature is a quirky, low-budget "Western noir," baosting a fresh narrative angle and a quintessentially indie cast, including Nicolas Cage (before he became a star), J.T. Walsh, and the ubiquitous enfant terrible Dennis Hopper Full Review |
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4/5 |
With J.T. Walsh, Dennis Hopper, and Lara Flynn Boyle in your desert thriller, it's hard to go wrong, and in his riveting sophomore feature, John Dahl rarely gets tripped up. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
A great, twisty noir that plants a Jim Thompson plot in the American Southwest.
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4/5 |
A great example of western film noir from director John Dahl, a modern day master of these types of films.
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4.5/5 |
It should never have fallen through the cracks. This clever little film is a real find. Full Review |
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Red Rock West is a tasty film noir with a western twang to it and enough twists to keep hardened crime buffs on their toes. Even better than the deliciously complicated plot are the performances of a cast enjoying themselves with the ripe material. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Red Rock West
June 13, 2007:
Director Dahl Out of "Punisher 2"
Looks like "Punisher 2" is in even more turmoil after losing Thomas Jane. Now rumored director John Dahl has revealed that he's changed his mind about taking over the... More...
May 18, 2007:
Jane Out, Dahl In on "Punisher 2"?
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