Ricochet (2011)

Two homicide detectives find their careers - and lives - on the line when they get caught up in a case of murder and betrayal in high-society Savannah.

Director:

Nick Gomez

Writers:

Sandra Brown (book), Donald Martin (screenplay)

Stars:

John Corbett, Julie Benz, Kelly Overton

Cast

Credited cast:
John Corbett	...	Detective Duncan Hatcher
Julie Benz	...	Elise Laird
Kelly Overton	...	Detective Deedee Bowen
Haaz Sleiman	...	Robert Savich
Kadeem Hardison	...	Bob Worley
Gary Cole	...	Judge Cato Laird
Indigo	...	A.D.A. Mary Nelson (as Indigo Nichols)
Michael Arata	...	Defense Atty. Adams
Gary Grubbs	...	Police Captain Gerrard
Geoffrey Blake	...	Dr. Brooks
Mike Guerra	...	Kenny
Teri Wyble	...	Redhead
Ian Casselberry	...	Gordon Ballew
Nick Gomez	...	Antonio 'Tony' Esteban
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dallas West	...	(as London Gill)

Storyline

After Judge Laird acquits Savitch by calling a mistrial due to a Juror mistake, Detective Hatcher grows angry. A few weeks after the acquittal, Elise Laird, the judge's wife, encounters a burglar and kills him in their home. The circumstances become increasingly questionable as new facts unfold making both the judge and Elise seem more and more suspicious, connecting both of them to Savitch in different ways. Elise claims that her husband is trying to kill her due to her connection to Savitch, and the judge claims he knows nothing. After Elise is kidnapped by a strange man, she disappears and it looks as though she has been thrown into the river, but she mysteriously shows up at Hatcher's home after the judge identifies a dead body as hers. Hatcher hides her in his grandmother's home and keeps up the guise that she is dead. More and more facts come to light, making the truth even more difficult to uncover.

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Plot Keywords:

based on book

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 November 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Una bala en la oscuridad

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Goldberg Var. #21"
Produced by Jay Weigel
Performed by Albinas Prizgintas

User Reviews

Predictable

I started watching this with high expectations. However it became very clear that the lead character (Detective Hatcher)was pretty arrogant, unlikeable and was a law unto himself. I actually wanted to like the film as I had a cold and wanted to watch something good.

The premise was good - judges wife shooting an intruder - was it a simple burglary or something more sinister. But too much time was given to the lead characters, particularly Hatcher, and the judge's wife. Little time was used to develop the other characters especially the villains. So much so that I started to route for the bad guys.

When Hatcher started acting like the normal run of the mill rouge cop that always knows better, especially irritating because he was decorated which would suggest that he played by the rules. It then got pretty ridiculous with a phantom death and a sting that, you may not have seen coming, but knew it was heading in that direction. I especially thought the climax where Hatcher slept with the victim and then how he extracted confessions - by shooting at the ground around the villain and then holding a gun to his head saying he was going to kill him, was completely unbelievable and way over the top. Such confessions would be completely thrown out by any decent judge and sleeping with a victim/witness and conspiring with the victim to 'entrap' the villains would not be allowed. What I can't understand is that while Hatcher kept everything from his partner all the way through the movie, his partner followed his instructions without question at the end to entrap the villains.

I thought the two leads were miscast and Hatcher acted like an arrogant top dog rather than a detective sergeant whereas the lead lady was very wooden The judge and the main baddie were actually better actors. The judge actually showed come passion and I could believe a little more in that character. 3 out of 10 although I think that is high.