A Better Way to Die (2000) 5.5
A Chicago cop quits the force and finds himself threatened by the Mafia. Director:Scott WiperWriter:Scott Wiper |
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A Better Way to Die (2000) 5.5
A Chicago cop quits the force and finds himself threatened by the Mafia. Director:Scott WiperWriter:Scott Wiper |
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Boomer
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| Jack Conley | ... |
Fletcher
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| Carmen Argenziano | ... |
Carlos
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Richard Haje | ... |
The Mute
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| Mo Gallini | ... |
Laslov
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| Rolando Molina | ... |
Chach
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Kirk McKinney | ... |
Spaz
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| Jefferson Moore | ... |
Harrison James
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| Wayne Duvall | ... |
Rifkin
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| Mirjana Jokovic | ... |
Salvi
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Conner Greene | ... |
Salvi's Son
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| Lou Diamond Phillips | ... |
William Dexter
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| Benjamin John Parrillo | ... |
Cooper
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London King | ... |
Cheryl
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Jon Farris | ... |
Fagan
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Set along the highways of the U.S. heartland, the story follows the journey of an ex-cop who is inadvertently thrust into a fierce struggle between the FBI and the Chicago underworld, both of which are searching for a missing federal agent who holds the key to the syndicate's demise. Written by Anonymous
A BETTER WAY TO DIE is an entertaining, albeit mindless, low-budget action film. Like many films in this direct-to-video niche, there's no rhyme or reason to why things happen in DIE, except simply to say that things happen because it leads to other things happening, such as the constant gunfights and other action-related sequences.
Basically a string of shootouts and violent deaths linked together by an afterthought of a story, A BETTER WAY TO DIE is still quite entertaining. That is, if you manage to turn off your brain and realize that the reason cops never show up is because it would ruin the next upcoming gunfight.
Of note is Lou Diamond Phillips, who continues his string of Cheesy Villains in these direct-to-video action films. What has happened, Lou?
5 out of 10.