Mal Cooper (Theo Rossi), a disgraced cop turned bounty hunter, is to bring in Jake Gordon (Shane Paul McGhie), key witness in a trial against cop killer Beaumont (Anthony 'Treach' Criss), who has gotten cold feet and now tries to skip country. For a bounty hunter of Cooper's caliber it's no problem to track down Gordon, but it turns out to be much harder to convince him to come back with him, especially since Gordon carries a bag full of money with him. But when an attempt on Gordon's life is made and Cooper shoots it out with the assassin, Gordon begins to understand that Cooper is on his side. During their drive into town, Cooper and Gordon run into many an ambush, as apparently somebody has put out an open hit on Gordon, but Cooper sure isn't one to let his guard down. But then he receives news that let his heart sink: Turns out Cooper isn't witness of the prosecution but of the defense, as he's a witness that it wasn't Beaumont who killed two cops but another cop - a cop from Cooper's former precinct. Now that's doubly troubling for Cooper, as for one many of his friends still work at the precinct, and since one of the few people who know about his whereabouts is his former colleague Hatch (Sufe Bradshaw), there must be a leak somewhere in the precinct - which will make bringing Gordon back to town and to the court all the more difficult ...

Veterans Dermot Mulroney and Kim Coates play the chief of police and Cooper's sleazy boss, respectively.

In story this is certainly a throwback to buddy action comedies from the 1980s, as it's packed with all the right ingredients. In execution however, The Getback feels very fresh, a very well executed B-movie that doesn't tryo to overreach in ambition but tells its story in a swift way, is fast enough paced to keep the audience on the edges of their seats, features some well-executed setpieces, and even finds its heart in some of the quieter scenes without distracting from the main story. And a solid cast carry everything rather beautifully, making this pretty cool action entertainment.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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