Cold in July (2014)

Genre: Drama

Directed by: Jim Mickle

Cast: Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Don Johnson

Running time: 110 minutes

This film, set in the Texas of the 1980’s, tells the story of Richard Dane, a man who accidently shoots and kills a masked intruder who came into his house at night. He is then stalked and threatened by the father of the man he supposedly killed, but Richard soon finds out that the intruder who died in his house might not be who the cops are saying. So, Richard, his supposed victim’s father and a private investigator join force to try making sense of it all.  

There was some real potential here, and there was some good acting, especially from Michael C. Hall and Don Johnson. Unfortunately, the story got so convoluted that the filmmakers completely lost me.

This film has gotten good reviews, so maybe it is just me who was not in the right mood for it. If you folks want to give it a shot, it is on Netflix. As for me, I did not particularly care for it.

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