Fresh
It's well worth tracking down, wherever you can find it. For it has the kind of tension and energy -- maybe even a touch of delirium -- that is only a memory in most of today's big studio movies.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Red Rock West
Where nothing is as it seems.
1993 · 1h 38m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
John Dahl
Overview
When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money, and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.
Director and cast
- John Dahl Director
- Nicolas Cage as Michael Williams
- Dennis Hopper as Lyle from Dallas
- Lara Flynn Boyle as Suzanne Brown
- J. T. Walsh as Wayne Brown
- Craig Reay as Jim
- Timothy Carhart as Deputy Matt Greytack
- Dan Shor as Deputy Russ Bowman
- Dwight Yoakam as Truck Driver
- Vance Johnson as Mr. Johnson
- Robert Apel as Howard
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A wry thriller with a keen edge.
Leonard Klady, Variety
Rotten
A rather ho-hum if watchable neo-noir, though it's been treated in some quarters as something special.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
[A] well-played, highly entertaining and playfully ingenious thriller.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
It should never have fallen through the cracks. This clever little film is a real find.
Caryn James, New York Times
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