EvenHand (2002)

Director:

Joseph Pierson

Writer:

Mike Jones (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

You can't be everybody's friend.

Plot Keywords:

Cop Romance | Police Arrest | Good Cop Bad Cop

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Bill Sage	...	Officer Ted Morning
Bill Dawes	...	Officer Rob Francis
Lawrence Stringer	...	Mather
Lee Stringer	...	David Mather
Io Tillett Wright	...	Toby
Mirelly Taylor	...	Jessica (as Ruth Osuna)
Irene Pena	...	Carla
Héctor García	...	Victor
Kelley West	...	Carol (as Kelley Saunders)
Eduardo Cavazos Garza	...	Sgt. Leonard
Greg Bransom	...	Donald
Earley B. Teal	...	Old Man With Brick
Bena Kratochvil	...	Lisa Mather
Alsada Richardson	...	Lisa's Mom
William Luke	...	Ronald

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and drug content.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

German | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Company:

Cypress Films (I)

Quotes:

Officer Ted Morning: This town's got more fender lizards, in this town, than anywhere on the northern hemisphere.
Officer Rob Francis: What are fender lizards?
Officer Ted Morning: What's a fender lizard? It's these chicks who love cops. They're just fender lizards. They just hang out on your...
Officer Rob Francis: ...your fender?

Soundtrack:

Get Along

Newcomer Bill Dawes carries this movie.

This is an indie film that is so close to being good, it's frustrating. The performances by Bill Dawes and Bill Sage are engaging and endearing, the cinematography by Tim Orr exquisite, and the songs by Mike Doughty brilliant. Unfortunately, certain elements of the directing, editing, and score may help explain why it didn't get the theatrical release it could and SHOULD have received. The first half hour begins slow and foreboding (with a bizarro "Crouching Tiger" instrumental in the background), which would be fine, except for the fact that what slowly and ultimately emerges from this movie is not a mood piece, karate flick, or "meditation" on cop life. What emerges is a character study played to near perfection by the two lead actors. I hope that they get the recognition they deserve from this film. It is worth just to see what good acting is all about.