Columbus Day (2008)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Charles Burmeister

Writer:

Charles Burmeister (writer)

Release Date:

2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A game of life & death.

Plot:

A thief tries to fix the damage done during the biggest heist of his career. |

Plot Keywords:

Thief | Shot In The Leg | One Day | Hit By Truck | Foot Chase

Cast

Val Kilmer	...	John Cologne
Marg Helgenberger	...	Alice
Wilmer Valderrama	...	Max
Bobb'e J. Thompson	...	Antoine
Ashley Johnson	...	Alana
Lobo Sebastian	...	Jimmy Espinosa
Michael Muhney	...	Detective Daniels
Mark Kelly	...	Leonard
Shelley Malil	...	Babul
Richard Edson	...	Manny
Sean Blakemore	...	Officer Walters
Larrs Jackson	...	Executive Man
Melissa Bacelar	...	Cute Girl in Park
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rick Avery	...	Driver
David Winston Barge	...	Detective
Bryan Hanna	...	Jake
Ivana Milicevic	...	Cheryl
Rocco Passafaro	...	Freddie
Miles Platt	...	Edward
Marc Schaffer	...	Garbage Truck Driver
Wilson Tai
Courtney Thomas	...	Woman
Eric Thomas Wilson	...	Cop #2

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA (2009) | Australia:MA | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bert Marcus Productions

Trivia:

Val Kilmer had to undergo over an hour of daily makeup to look older for the role. Kilmer insisted on this to increase realism and even brought in his makeup artist from Tombstone (1993) to facilitate the desired "raw" look.

Quotes:

John Cologne: After I'm done talking to you, I feel good.

Movie Connections:

References "Wheel of Fortune" (1975)

A Return To Form For Val Kilmer

After seeing the horrendous 'Conspiracy' I had almost lost faith in kilmer all together. However this movie is a return to form. The little black kid he talks to in the park is a great character and really helps Val along with his own demons.

For a low budget flick it works well and the acting is superb, especially the kid, top little actor, I expect to see more from this dude.

The plot all be it simple is effective and pretty much the entire movie transpires in echo park. The romance sub-plot works well and didn't feel like it was just thrown in their and overall was a good movie with some tense parts throughout and a great ending.

I recommend it to Val Kilmers fans and anyone else for that matter.

By no means a Hollywood blockbuster but taking into account a tiny budget, linear setting and some good acting...

I give it 8/10 Well worth a look.