Английская Википедия:Give 'Em Hell, Malone
Шаблон:Infobox film Give 'Em Hell, Malone is a 2009 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Thomas Jane, Ving Rhames and Elsa Pataky.[1]
Plot
An ex-private eye turned gun for hire named Malone is hired to retrieve a suitcase from a building full of armed mobsters, but a violent shootout ensues and Malone is eventually left as the only survivor. Suspecting a set-up, he retains the only noteworthy item contained in the case - a small painted animal referred to as "the meaning of love" - for himself, prompting several different parties in the employ of a local gangster - Whitmore - to pursue Malone in attempt to discern the meaning of the case's contents.
After a series of violent encounters leaving many dead, Malone eventually confronts Whitmore, who admits he was responsible for hiring Malone and planted the toy - a keepsake belonging to Malone's young son - as a means to trick Malone into exterminating Whitmore's criminal help, allowing Whitmore to become a legitimate businessman without worrying about being tainted by potential loose ends from his criminal past. Malone kills Whitmore and phones his (Malone's) wife and son - previously presumed dead - but does not engage them in conversation.
A title-over at the end reads, "To Be Continued...".
Cast
- Thomas Jane as Malone
- Ving Rhames as "Boulder"
- Elsa Pataky as Evelyn
- French Stewart as Frankie "The Crooner"
- Leland Orser as Murphy
- Chris Yen as "Mauler"
- William Abadie as "Pretty Boy"
- Gregory Harrison as Whitmore
- Doug Hutchison as "Matchstick"
Release
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray January 26, 2010.[2]
Critical reception
Tyler Foster of DVD Talk gave the film a negative review, calling it "a movie that's groan-worthy when it follows the beaten path and annoying when it tries to subvert it" and unfavorably compared it to Frank Miller's The Spirit.[3] Brian Pisco for Pajiba had similar feelings, stating that the film "sets up asskickery that never comes about.".[4]
Sequel
A sequel to the film was announced in 2021, with Jane and Hosack returning as actor and screenwriter respectively.[5][6]
References
External links
- Английская Википедия
- 2009 films
- 2000s English-language films
- 2009 action thriller films
- 2009 crime thriller films
- American action thriller films
- American crime thriller films
- Films set in the 1960s
- Films directed by Russell Mulcahy
- American neo-noir films
- Films produced by Brian Oliver
- 2000s American films
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