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.
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Sorry, this movie sucks
Good concept, poorly executed.
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
BAD COUNTRY is a gritty crime thriller with a strong cast but only average production values and direction. The story is about a dedicated cop who finds a convict and turns him into an informer in order to bring down a violent mob boss. Willem Dafoe is fine as the cop while Matt DIllon acts up a storm as the convict aiding and abetting him. In addition, there's Amy Smart (in a thankfully straight role) and the reliable Neal McDonough as a bad guy once more. The film has a dark and gloomy look and feel and a few good moments here and there, but it could have been so much better with a more interesting script and direction..
If you look for an easy to watch action drama then look no further. Bad Country clearly deserves more than it's actual ratings. People that write bad reviews about this movie clearly didn't get the point that it's a police versus bad guys movie. In this genre it's a good movie. If you don't see that then you should watch other genres like rom-coms or so, that will fit you better. The cast is full of good actors and they all did well in their respective characters. The two lead roles are for Willem Dafoe and Matt Dillon and besides their wrong mustaches I can't say anything bad about their acting performances. The surroundings of the sweaty Bayou, the fast paced action scenes and the excellent cast makes Bad Country a good movie to watch.
oh boy...So from looking at the cover art, I thought that I was about to be watching a Country Western Film. It turns out that this film is about Louisiana, cops, criminals, jewels, drugs, and corruption. There are elements in the film that make it come together, but I'm not sitting there thinking MAN this is such a great chance for the guy to be with his wife and baby...though that is the theme of this movie. Tom Berenger is in the movie. This is one of those movies, where after years and years..I think you'll notice that this could be the first time THEY as actors have worked together...and that's a pretty long time....since Matt Dillon and Tom Berenger have been around since I was prepubescent.
A Heavy Duty Cast of Crusty Hard-Asses make this Worth a Watch. The Film has some Intrigue and Attraction with its Nasty Criminal Underbelly and the Characters are Believably Bad. But what goes Wrong here is some Erratic Storytelling and a Final Shootout that is about as Common as Could Be.Based on a True Story the Neo-Nazi Element is Only Touched on in a Few Throwaway Lines and Tattoos with a Flag off in the Corner as the Camera Passes by. The Turning of the Key Witness is also Awkward at Times and the Criminal Kingpin and His Lawyer/Lobbyists are never quite Fleshed Out to Satisfaction.The Climactic Gun Blazing Confrontation is a Big Easy Letdown with Bad Guys and Good Good Guys just Showing Up and Dropping Dead. Overall an Unsatisfactory True Crime Entry that is Neither Awful or Very Good but Passable.