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Bad Country
2014 95 min United States of America R 16+
★6.0
Drama, Action, Crime
Director: Chris Brinker
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Description
When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring.
Starring
Matt Dillon
Actor
Willem Dafoe
Actor
Neal McDonough
Actor
Key opinion
Bad Country is a modest, low-budget crime drama that leans heavily on standard 1980s genre tropes. While the narrative is largely considered unoriginal and unremarkable, the film is consistently described as watchable due to the presence of a strong cast.
| Acting | Willem Dafoe delivers an impeccable performance that elevates the material and carries the film. | |
| Screenplay | The film utilizes familiar, conventional thriller tropes and narrative beats that lack spark or originality. | |
| Direction | The production suffers from limited funding and weak direction, resulting in technically unpolished action sequences. | |
| Acting | Critics are divided on the quality of the acting from the wider cast; some find the performances solid and enjoyable, while others find them stiff, miscast, or out of place. | |
| Pacing | Opinions on the pacing are split; some appreciate the brief 95-minute runtime, while others criticize the plot for feeling rushed, disjointed, and poorly stitched together. |