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The Death of Michael Smith

  • 2006
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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The Death of Michael Smith (2006)
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Three men, each named Michael Smith, are linked in various ways to a mysterious murder: the victim, the killer, and the homicide detective who's forced to try and sort it all out.Three men, each named Michael Smith, are linked in various ways to a mysterious murder: the victim, the killer, and the homicide detective who's forced to try and sort it all out.Three men, each named Michael Smith, are linked in various ways to a mysterious murder: the victim, the killer, and the homicide detective who's forced to try and sort it all out.

  • Director
    • Daniel Casey
  • Writer
    • Daniel Casey
  • Stars
    • Chris Moller
    • Sebastian Galasso
    • Michael Mili
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    54
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    • Director
      • Daniel Casey
    • Writer
      • Daniel Casey
    • Stars
      • Chris Moller
      • Sebastian Galasso
      • Michael Mili
    • 2User reviews
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    Chris Moller
    • Michael Smith
    Sebastian Galasso
    Sebastian Galasso
    • Michael Smith
    • (as Thomas Galasso)
    Michael Mili
    Michael Mili
    • Michael Smith
    • (as Mike Mili)
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    Jennifer Lester
    Oksana Mirzoyan
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    Robert Emmett Young
    • Emmett Smith
    George Pogacich
    • Gunman
    • (as George Pogacich Jr.)
    Dave Cunningham
    Scott Wykoff
    Jennifer Kitchen
    John Anton
    John Anton
    • Sammy Alazondo
    Carol Bazan
    Alex Safi
    Alex Safi
    Troy Gregory
    Austin Douglas Smith
    • Stevie Smith
    Patrick Potochick
    Patrick Potochick
    • Crime Scene Investigator
    • (uncredited)
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      • Daniel Casey
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      • Daniel Casey
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    7/10
    Fantastic!
    I recently had the opportunity to see this movie in a screening at a local film festival, and I was simply blown away. I'm not much of a gritty crime drama person, and I went into a screening of this film expecting more of a "wrong man"-type story, but what I found instead was just as satisfying, if not surprising.

    "Death" is about three men, each named Michael Smith, whose lives all become intertwined following a murder in wintery Detroit. One of the Smiths is the aging gunman sent to kill a drugrunner, one is a young man who's trying to build his street cred, and the third is the homicide detective who's trying to sort out the first's seedy doings.

    The three Michaels are each flanked by interesting supporting characters, the most notable of which is the "kid" that Hit-man Michael is assisted by when he realizes that someone's out to kill him. The kid allows Michael to show a bit of his more-human side, a little humor here and there, adding depth and charm to a character who we're afraid of at first. Young Michael has a deadbeat for a father, a troubled mother, and a beauty pageant contestant girlfriend; the latter helps him seem deeper and more understandable as well. Detective Michael has a crumbling marriage, but not much else—he is, uncategorically, the least-developed of all the characters, but since he doesn't play a huge part in the story, it doesn't make much difference.

    I have only two gripes with the production overall: while most of the cinematography is brilliant and striking, it seems as if the picture can be extremely hard to see at times—film lighting can be a harsh mistress, as amateurs like myself know very well. And at the end of the story, I'm left asking what seems to me to be a fairly important question, in the scope of the film: does Young Michael have any relation to Hit-man Michael that isn't immediately apparent? Listen to what Hit-man Michael says concerning his home life, and you may understand why I'm wondering.

    The production on this film was exceptionally solid, the editing more than professional, and the music orchestration beautiful. Considering that the total budget for the film was less than $600, these facts are made even more astounding. Daniel Casey is poised to go a long way in the business, if only his work gets more time in the spotlight.
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    • Release date
      • October 8, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cannon Fodder Productions
      • Highline Entertainment
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      • $541 (estimated)
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      1 hour 29 minutes
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      • Color

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