Red Rock West [Blu-ray]

Good acting, features a lot of twists and turns, double cross after double cross. If you like good crime drama this movie is sure to please.

Without Dennis Hopper, this film would lack originality.

Just a fun flick and some bad ass Dennis Hoooer.

A new take on the man who gets in over his head in the vein of Double Indemnity. A classic in the 21st century.

I was surprised at just how well elements of classic film noir worked when combined with those of a contemporary western in the surprising little thriller "Red Rock West," written and directed by John Dahl.Mike Williams (Nicolas Cage) is a likeable, down on his luck, Gulf War vet looking for work as a roughneck on an oilfield in Big Sky Country. When he doesn't get the job, Mike finds himself down to his last few dollars, with no prospects on the horizon. That all changes when he goes into a bar--looking for work--in the little town of Red Rock, Wyoming.Desperate for any kind of employment, Mike takes advantage of a case of mistaken identity when the bar owner, Wayne (the late great J.T. Walsh), asks him if he is there "for the job." Expecting a job as bartender, Mike is horrified to find he has been hired as a assassin to kill Wayne's wife, Suzanne (Lara Flynn Boyle). Mike decides to keep Wayne's money but has no intention of honoring the contract.Stopping on his way out of town to warn Suzanne of her husband's plan, Mike finds her willing to double the contract price if he agrees to kill Wayne. Figuring that he has landed in a nest of vipers, Mike writes a letter to the sheriff and plans to 'get the hell out of Dodge' when fate intervenes yet again in the form of a traffic accident. The basically decent Mike takes the man who stumbled in front of his car to the Emergency Room only to find that the man was not only hit by his car but was shot as well. A world of trouble opens up for Mike when the real contract killer, Lyle (Dennis Hopper), finally shows up. What follows are a series of abortive attempts by Mike to leave town--only to be thwarted by chance and circumstance."Red Rock West" has a hard luck hero, a beautiful and bad-to-the-bone femme fatale, and enough treachery, betrayal, layered suspense, plot twists and duplicitous characters to satisfy any hardcore classic noir film fan. The eerie deep shadows of classic noir have been replaced by panoramic views of Wyoming's barren sagebrush wastelands. The soundtrack is supplied by such country greats as Johnny Cash, Dwight Yoakam (who also has a small cameo role) and Shania Twain.This is a 'no frills' DVD without a single extra. It didn't really matter to me though as the movie itself was so outstanding and the transfer was quite good. Along with such modern day classics as "Blood Simple" and "Kill Me Again," "Red Rock West" is one of the best examples of the neo-noir crime film.

Red Rock West is a perfect example of how good a film can be with practically no budget. All you need is a smart script, good actors and loads of atmosphere. RRW delivers all these and more.Nic Cage plays an ex-marine, injured in Lebanon, who is down to his last 5 dollars after being refused a job on an oilfield because of his bad knee. He roles into Red Rock and is mistaken by bartender Wayne (JT Walsh, not quite as his most menacing-but still evil) for a hit-man from Texas.He pays him to kill his wife and make it look like burglary. Only when he gets there, just to check her out. She offers him double to kill Wayne. Cage just wants to get the hell out of town with his free money and leave the sparring lovers be. But a series of mishaps and setbacks results in him yo-yoing in and out of Red Rock, back and forth. Eventually this leads to a run-in with Lyle from Dallas (a cheeky and somehow sympathetic Dennis Hopper), the REAL hit-man from Texas who offers to help without knowing he's making the plot more complicated.RRW never had a big release, thus most of it's audience discovered it on video or on cable TV showings. Viewing it in such a way might make it seem like a TV movie but it's bigger than that. The slick, slowly-timed direction, moody score and howling desert wind would have all made for a great movie in theatres but the best you can do these days is watch the DVD on a big HDTV.The only weak point of the movie I can think of is Lara Flynn Boyle's boring femme fatale with the nasty dyke-ish hairdo. I certainly wouldn't fall for her but if you assume that Nic Cage's character is in to militant lesbians then you'll accept it nonetheless.The DVD is in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen with Dolby 2.0 sound and a commentary by the director.

This film is an amazingly well acted and highly suspenseful film that'll have you wanting it to never end! Such an amazing cast that make this a must have DVD to your historic collection! Get it before it's gone!

it sure is nice to see it come to blu-ray.

It may have been forgotten over the years but John Dahl's moody thriller is about as good as it gets. Back when he was one of the most interesting actors on the scene, Nicolas Cage took the lead role in this neo noir as a former marine drifting through the town of Red Rock when he gets mistaken for a hitman by a bar owner (J.T. Walsh) who wants to do away with his wife (Laura Flynn Boyle). Broke and out of gas, he takes the money with the intention of warning the wife and leaving town but it's not long before the real hitman shows up in the form of the not surprisingly unhinged Dennis Hopper.In a town straight out of an early Coen Bros. film, Cage soon finds himself up to his neck in double crosses and murder to the point that you won't know where he's going to end up. Dahl's soft atmospheric lighting sets an intuitive backdrop for all those unravelling plans and slippery loyalties. Cage makes for an outstanding rube with just enough about him to stay one step ahead of them while Flynn Boyle was born to play an out and out femme fatale. Walsh does what he always did so well though his nastiness is nicely tempered by a doubt and trepidation that his other villains were not often afforded. Of course, Hopper owns the screen when he's sharing it but he doesn't give us an undiluted lunatic. Like everyone else in Red Rock, he's motivated by money and quite rational about how he's going to get it. Sure, if he gets the squeeze his trigger all the better!There's a luscious script beating at the heart of all the action infused with the outlaw romance of the west as Dahl and his brother Rick reveal a keen ear for the way people talk when in trouble. Red Rock West is what you get when all the ambitions are in the right place and everyone is clear on their role and tailor-made for the job. A thriller pure of focus and rich in theme.

Dieser Thriller aus dem Jahr 1993 zählt für mich zu den besten Filmen mit Nicolas Cage. Neben Nicolas Cage überzeugen Dennis Hopper und Lara Flynn Boyle als brillante Gegenspieler. Der arbeitslose Michael landet auf der Suche nach einem Job in dem Provinzkaff Red Rock. Dort hält ihn der Barbesitzer Wayne für den bestellten Profikiller, der seine Ehefrau umbringen soll. Michael wittert schnelles Geld und kassiert eine stattliche Anzahlung für den Auftragsmord, Er fährt zu Waynes Ranch und lernt dessen Frau Suzanne kennen. Statt den Auftrag auszuführen, informiert Michael sie über den Grund seines Kommens. Suzanne bietet ihm daraufhin die doppelte Summe, wenn er ihren Ehemann tötet. Mike nimmt auch dieses Geld an, schreibt einen Brief an den Sheriff, dass Wayne und seine Frau sich gegenseitig umbringen wollen, und fährt aus der Stadt. Der Trouble kann beginnen.

Con sorpresa ho scovato questo blu ray Spagnolo con audio Italiano, avevo il dvd ma ho sempre amato questo film e non mi sono fatto scappare l'occasione.Ottimo film e ottimo cast.La qualità video è buona per essere un film datato ,forse meno l'audio.Spero che questo film esca un giorno in 4K lo merita .Cmq felice dell'acquisto,spedizione e prodotto arrivato integro e perfetto.

Good story one of Nicolas Cage better and acted films.

Grandes actores. nunca suficientemente valorados. Mantiene el interes durante todo el metraje. Un bravo para el director y el equipo que hizo posible esta pequeña obra de arte.