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Living & Dying (2007)
Directed by Jon Keeyes
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Four desperate bank robbers are forced to abandon their lucrative heist plans and become the reluctant heroes when two of their hostages turn out to be psychotic killers who won’t stop until everyone in the bank has been ruthlessly slaughtered. As the police surround the building and the killers begin methodically executing the hostages.
Rated R | Length 90 minutes
Actors
Edward Furlong | Michael Madsen | Tom Zembrod | Bai Ling | Jordana Spiro | Arnold Vosloo | Trent Haaga | Yelda Reynaud | Tamer Karadağlı | Deniz Akkaya | Curtis Wayne | Monica Bârlădeanu | Brandy Little | Hayden Tweedie | Libby Villari | Maurice Ripke | Małgorzata Kożuchowska | Robin McGee | Venice Gell | Cynthia Marquoit | Brady Coleman | Jason Hammond | Matthew Tompkins | Ken Thomas | John F. Beach | Matthew Posey | Steve Krieger | Oyku Rahsan | Reece Rios | Brandon Baker | Glenn Bradley | David Carter | Mark Andrew Clark | Brian Scott Fitzgerald | Nicole Holt | Jason Riley Hoss | Todd Jenkins | Natalie Jones | Yvonna Lynn | Michael Magnus | Don Mansfield | Robert N. McLain | Kenny Ochoa | Marvin Frank Stone III | Martha Twombly | Takiyah Wallace
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2025 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Neat little crime thriller with a premise I really like: bad guys versus bad guys. This movie has low ratings across the board that I’m guessing is more to do w/the acting and low budget feel of the movie. I’m okay with all of that and I esp. like this period of Bai Ling’s career when she acted and was offered more interesting roles. Michael Madsen is on point as usual chewing the scenes. Furlong is def the weak spot and because he’s the fulcrum on which the entire movie rests, it doesn’t help.
The thing that was most distracting and took me out the movie was all the European actors used in this small town, heist gone wrong, crime flick set in Texas. Not saying it couldn’t be likely but the Austrian cop, Romanian cop, and reporter from Turkey, etc. I honestly thought this was shot and produced in Romania or somewhere like that. Like why would the local news reporter have this Turkish accent? Weird choices they should’ve addressed.
Not that this is original but I’d like to see this same premise with bigger, better actors on a larger budget. Maybe I have seen that movie and just forgotten.
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