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July 06, 2002
Bad Company
Tense serial killer road movie (spoilers) A travelling salesman (Lance Henrickson) is more than he appears, and when he meets a crazed junkie (Jason Roberts) they form an unlikely and explosive partnership. One is running from the mob in Vegas having stolen a suitcase of money, and the other is a serial killer. Roberts needs a lift and Henrickson is blackmailed into providing it as they drive across the state and the bodies pile up in their wake. It all comes to a head when Henrickson stops at his country cabin; he can't take any more and ties up Roberts and gives him a heroin overdose. He then buries him, but he's not dead and so unsues a battle in the cabin and we find out the shock ending - Henrickson is actually the serial killer and his suitcase isn't fully of mob money - but with knives. It's a surprisingly good film with excellent performances by the lead actors. The twist at the end isn't as unexpected as the director probably thought it would be because you feel all the way through that there must be a surprise ending, and that's the only reasonable one, but it doesn't spoil the film at all. Quite violent in places, but Henrickson's strap-on beer belly provides some comic relief! AE 1Posted by se71 at July 6, 2002 11:27 AM
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