Death Toll (2008)

New Orleans has the No. 1 per capita murder rating in the nation. A decade earlier the city was dubbed the "Murder Capital of the Country." Drugs and violence controlled the streets, taking... See full summary »

Director:

Phenomenon

Writers:

Anthony Faia III (script revision), Dan Garcia,

Stars:

Lou Diamond Phillips, DMX, Keshia Knight Pulliam

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Mayor Padial
DMX	...	The Dog
Keshia Knight Pulliam	...	Mirie
Leila Arcieri	...	Detective Bathgate
Alec Rayme	...	Detective Coulon
Dan Garcia	...	Carmello
Suleman Sol Virani	...	The Dominican (as Sol)
Lisa Marie Dupree	...	Agent Manning
Margo Swisher	...	AUSA Stone (as Margaret Swisher)
Oneal A. Isaac	...	Chief Newsome
Gene Christensen	...	Councilmen McGraw
Jeff Galpin	...	Special Agent Sax
Sharice Henry Chasi	...	Reporter 1
Bridget Hall	...	Agent Sax Girl 1
Christina Boutte	...	Agegnt Sax Girl 2

Storyline

New Orleans has the No. 1 per capita murder rating in the nation. A decade earlier the city was dubbed the "Murder Capital of the Country." Drugs and violence controlled the streets, taking a toll on the city's law enforcement, neighborhoods and its people. Illustrating this dark chapter in the city's history is "Death Toll".

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Plot Keywords:

murder | violence | death toll | ambush | gangster | 

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Taglines:

The crime lords of New Orleans just met their match.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language, brief drug use and some sexual content/nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

15 April 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Death Toll - Blutgeld

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

HK Pictures, Most Wanted Films, K2 Pictures (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Wow

To say Im a huge DMX fan would be a gross understatement. So when I saw a movie starring my man, that appeared to be more drama than action, I had to buy it. I didn't expect too much, but I also didn't expect a total piece of garbage.

Im going to be honest with you here...This is one of the worst films I have ever seen. Not THE worst, but definitely somewhere in the top 10. Im actually kind of surprised everyone involved in this project would allow this thing to hit the shelves. Because in all seriousness, I would be ashamed to be associated with this mess.

First of all, DMX and Lou Diamond Phillips have no business being the first credited actors, and no business being on the cover of the DVD. Why? They are hardly even a part of the film. X appears 3 or 4 times for less than a minute each time, and Mr Phillips has about the same amount of face time. This is not good, as the film really could have used more of them to redeem it somewhat.

There is no story, it jumps all over the place, there was LITERALLY ZERO character development, and the acting was horrific. It was pretty much 80 minutes of people shooting each other full of holes. Other than that, it was a series of images that add up to nothing.

It is not often that I have a tough time finishing a movie. This one nearly got the better of me, but I stuck it out. It really was not to my benefit. I don't really know what else to say. This film is really bad. I honestly cannot say one good thing about it. That's frightening. Do not spend money to watch it, seriously.

I really, for the life of me, cant figure out what these people were attempting to accomplish here. Regardless of what that may be, they failed miserably. I don't often hand out 1s, but I am obligated to do so in this instance.