Siblings Eshom and Ian Nelms (Small Town Crime) co-direct this action thriller asking, “Is violence ever justified?” The answer is heck yeah! Cash (a jacked Orlando Bloom) is living quietly after extracting himself from a gang run by crime maven Big Cat (a deliciously demented Andie MacDowell). He’s working the family farm with his alcoholic brother-in-law, Finney (Scott Haze), who’s mourning the loss of his wife, Cash’s sister, while caring for his daughter, Savannah (Chapel Oaks). After trapping Finney in an impossible loan, Big Cat gives Cash an ultimatum: Do three jobs to forgive the loan. Cash reluctantly agrees, but the question remains: Will Big Cat ever truly let Cash go?
There’s some early groan-inducing dialogue and general cheesiness to the story, but the action sequences are engaging, and man, you really want Cash to mete out the justice Big Cat deserves. She’s a dreadful character, and MacDowell is terrific, gobbling up the scenery and stealing every moment she’s on-screen.
Garret Dillahunt makes an appearance as Wilder, another reformed criminal and now the town preacher. Like Cash, he finds his resolve to do good undermined by righteous vengeance. Be careful what you unleash, Big Cat! (111 min.)
—Glen Starkey
This article appears in Nov 21 – Dec 1, 2024.
