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Family
USA 2006
produced by Renée Humphrey, Larry A. Lee, J.M. Logan, Matt Falletta (executive), Chris Jackson (executive), Jon Lawrence (executive), Michael Shelton (executive) for Titan Motion Picture Group
directed by J.M. Logan
starring Boyd Kestner, Renée Humphrey, Tanner Richie, Joe Russo, Dave Fennoy, Durek Verett, Kristen Rajterowski, Christine Regan, Ryan Oliver, Lewis Wilbur, Michael Pritchard, Ryan Meyer, Kimberly Havins, Jeff Havins, Christopher McCafferty, Randy Wolfe
written by Hudson Shock, music by Deane Ogden
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Jean (Renée Humphrey) has just escaped jail and tied up and robbed an
old couple - when she, in the middle of nowhere, USA, hitches a ride with
Eldon (Boyd Kestner) and 10-year-old Cole (Tanner Richie), a fathre-son
duo doing a bit of bonding. Initially, she finds the whole bonding thing a
bit creepy and wants to bail out, but then she finds out that Eldon's
trunk is full of money, so she decides to stick around and wait for a
perfect opportunity ... Eventually, Jean finds out that Cole isn't
really Eldon's son, and that Cole, who poses as an ex-cop, might be a
dangerous criminal ... and what's more, he might be a madman, a madman who
has lost (killed?) his family and now kidnaps people to pose as his wife
and son. Repeatedly, Jean finds chances to leave, but she never can
because she can't leave Cole alone. Then though she meets Luke (Joe Russo)
a friend from her days of crime, and she tells him about Eldon's trunk
full of money, just to bait him ... Everything leads to a shootout
between Eldon, Luke and his accomplice (Durek Verett), and a cop who has
once arrested Jean. And it all ends happily - sort of ... I
guess you can say Family is an ok movie - but it's also a movie
that falls short of its promise. Basically, it's a by-the-numbers
thriller, but it could/should have been a tense and suspenseful game of
(psychological) cat-and-mouse. However, the film is marred by at best
mediocre dialogue, central performances with room for improvement, and a
flat directorial effort. Now I'm not saying this makes the film a disaster
area, because it isn't, it's ok - it's just that the premise would have
deserved more ...
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