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5.7/10   235 votes
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Writers:
Harris Done (writer)
Diane Fine (writer)
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Plot:
A temptress leads a man toward intrigue and murder. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Amanda Foreman ... Natalie Reed

Vincent Ventresca ... Thomas Reed

Jason Brooks ... Martin Reed
John Jabaley ... Trucker
Alexandra Holden ... Sunny Burkhardt
Pat Corley ... Roy
Ford Rainey ... Phil (as Ford Raney)

Kevin Alejandro ... Owen Mecklin

Gregg Henry ... Dean Mecklin
Nicholas Turturro ... Johnny Ramos

Brian Austin Green ... Randy Mecklin
Robert Wu ... Store Owner (as Robert C. Wu)
David Markey ... Security Guard
Royce D. Applegate ... Det. Travis McGill
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Rated R for violence, pervasive language, sexuality and drug use.
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102 min
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the beginning of the film, Thomas is convicted of, among other things, involuntary manslaughter. Later he tells Sunny it was vehicular manslaughter.. more

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Detour to hell, 5 April 2005
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Author: jotix100 from New York

"Purgatory Flats", shown on cable recently, is a small movie that packs a lot. Harris Done directs with style. The screen play by Mr. Done and Diane Fine makes a good thriller.

If you haven't seen the film, perhaps you would like to stop reading.

The film is the story about a young L.A. doctor that made a mistake and lives to pay for it. Upon being released from prison he wants to hide in a small town where he feels he will be forgotten. Bad choice! What Thomas Reed finds in Purgatory Flats is hell in the desert. Right after landing a job as a bar tender, Thomas meets a pretty young woman, Sunny, who, clearly is someone to stay away from. The young doctor is called to help as Sunny's boyfriend Randy, is gunned down by a drug dealer.

We get to know Randy's family. His uncle Dean appears to be OK, but his brother Owen is a loose cannon. Every one in the household is connected in more ways than one to the nubile Sunny.

The performances are fine. Vincent Ventresca is Thomas, the man who should have gone to his L.A. practice instead of making a detour to the small town. Alexandra Holden is Sunny, a young woman with a tremendous ambition to escape her surroundings. Kevin Alejandro, Gregg Henry, Brian Austin play the men in the Mecklin family well. Nicholas Turturro makes also a good contribution as the drug dealer.

The film shows a director with promise who will go far judging from this tightly constructed film.

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