Little Murder (2011)

In post-Katrina New Orleans, a disgraced detective encounters the ghost of a murdered woman who wants to help him identify her killer.

Director:

Predrag Antonijevic

Writers:

Gerald Di Pego (screenplay), Justin DiPego (screenplay),

Stars:

Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard, Lake Bell

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Josh Lucas	...	Ben Chaney
Terrence Howard	...	Drag Hammerman
Lake Bell	...	Corey Little
Deborah Ann Woll	...	Molly
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Lipp
Noah Bean	...	Paul Marais
Cary Elwes	...	Barry Fitzgerald
Joseph J. Tomaska	...	Sandoval (as Joey Tomaska)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patricia Allison	...	Police Officer
Reila Aphrodite	...	Susan
Sonya A. Avakian	...	Paul's Housekeeper
Ele Bardha	...	Manny
Ron Causey	...	Jazz Club Patron
Michael Ellison	...	Detective Hayes
Makram Fehri	...	Photographer

Storyline

In post-Katrina New Orleans, a disgraced detective encounters the ghost of a murdered woman who wants to help him identify her killer.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence and brief language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 January 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Little Murder - Spur aus dem Jenseits

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Little Murder Production Company, Mind in Motion Entertainment, S3 Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

While preparing a film shooting on Detroit's west side, two members of the film crew were robbed at gunpoint by two teenagers. The teens made off with a wallet and a cell phone from a crew member. Both teens were arrested later that day.

User Reviews

low production values for such a great cast and charming setting

The opening scene reveals the problem with this film - if it was a home-made film, ala the Blair Witch project, it might be more forgivable, but even indie films should be able to do better camera work than this, better directing. It's particularly tragic as a supernatural mystery film in New Orleans sounds so good and the scenery was downgraded by the truly poor production - almost as if the director, cameramen and production crew were entirely trashed throughout filming. I liked the plot, the casting and though I'd watch a film just for Josh Lucas, here his acting was spotty (fading in and out of character, too blatant to be passed off by the character development that did happen) he was far outmatched by Terrence Howard. Deborah Woll and Cary Elwes are fun in their supporting roles and it's always good to see those two. Lake Bell is very pretty - not going to win any acting awards for this - but she didn't ruin the film. I'd say the cast must not have been overly inspired - hope nobody else gives this director a shot. What a shame because this could have been a much better film. Still, definitely worth watching if you're going to bed anyway and are watching it for free.