Reckoning (2002)

Director:

Jason Rodriguez

Writer:

Jason Rodriguez

Stars:

Jason Rodriguez, Stacy Cunningham, Cheryl Lawson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Rodriguez	...	Luke
Stacy Cunningham	...	Lucille
Cheryl Lawson	...	Kate
Alan Waserman	...	John Bonham
Kim Jackson	...	Luke's Sister
Kent Smith	...	Charlie Wells
Darrell Davis	...	Samuel (as Craig Davis)
Ritchie Copenhaver	...	Richard
Shiu Tong Lee	...	Chinese Madam
Mark Rodriguez	...	Bonham's Honcho #!
John Lambie	...	Bartender
Ramon Becerra	...	Vaquero
Cosmo Segurson	...	Accordion Player
Becky Gessert	...	Chinese Whore
Tina Walker	...	Sharecropper's Wife

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Homestead Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Excruciating

Perhaps the best way to view "Reckoning" is at 2X speed. Or maybe just as a series of stills. The dialog is almost inconsequential and the drawn out scenes, vignettes, transitions, establishing shots, etc., are gratuitous. Yes, it was pretty country and the cast is full of pretty people. but this western moved like a three-legged draft pony. I do like that two of the stars (one, the writer-director-editor-caterer) are stunt people. Good on them for trying to do something different. But, hey, where were the stunts? It certainly was not a drama one could sink his or her teeth into, like "The Hired Hand." So, a little more Peckinpah, a little less Hunt and Peck, please. If the lack of meaningful dialog was meant to remind us of The Man With No Nme, it did not. A less sluggish exposition might have hidden the flaws. Next time, leave the editing to people who understand pacing and I'll bet the editors will be happy to leave the stair falls to you. Oh, yeah: Where's the beef?!!