The Hollow Point (2016)

A new sheriff of a small town along the U.S. & Mexico border investigates a drug cartel deal that went horribly wrong.

Director:

Gonzalo López-Gallego

Writer:

Nils Lyew

Stars:

Patrick Wilson, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Wilson	...	Wallace
Ian McShane	...	Leland
John Leguizamo	...	Atticus
Lynn Collins	...	Marla
Jim Belushi	...	Shep Diaz
Karli Hall	...	Lilly
David H. Stevens	...	Ken Mercy
Derek Boone	...	Samuel Gibbons
Yolanda Wood	...	Lydia
Michael Flynn	...	Jerry
Craig Clyde	...	Harry
Carl Hadra	...	Clay Kinston
Heather Beers	...	Ellie
Annette Wright	...	Ramona
Nathan Stevens	...	Clive Mercy

Storyline

Across the Southwest United States, dozens of towns in the Mexican borders are being plagued by arms dealers who make a fortune by smuggling guns and ammunition to arm the cartels. Rumoured to be dead, Sheriff Wallace returns as the prodigal son to his hometown in Los Reyes County, Arizona, to replace Leland, the unapologetic, small-town man of the law after a routine check that went terribly wrong and forced him to retire. Soon enough, Wallace will get caught in the middle of a bloody inquiry trying to find out those who struck the profitable deal, while at the same time, a stash of blood-money and a kill list made by the relentless Atticus, the cartel's resilient hit man, threatens the town's peace. From now on, there will be no arresting anymore.

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Plot Keywords:

sheriff | alcoholic | gunshot wound | pickup truck | bullet | 

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Taglines:

A Brutally Entertaining Thriller!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ian McShane and John Leguizamo previously co-starred in John Wick (2014) and John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), though they shared no scenes together.

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Goofs

The opening intertitle card refers to "ammunition" and then in the next line says "millions of store bought bullets are now being smuggled into Mexico." Bullets are a component of an ammunition cartridge. For the remainder of the movie, all smuggling involves loaded cartridges. The correct term in the context of the title card would be "rounds," "cartridges," or "rounds of ammunition." Bullets is incorrect.

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Quotes

Leland: It takes a willing hand to punish horrible men...

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Soundtracks

Sooner or Later
Performed and written by María López-Gallego

User Reviews

Great acting

This illegal transportation take centres around the smuggling of bullets into Mexico. A retired lawman works with a new sheriff to stop a vicious hit-man who threatens their border town.

Director Gonzalo López-Gallego offers a gritty surprisingly violent series of graphic shenanigans with plenty of blood, gunshots, burns and severed limbs. It has the feel of similar to No County for Old Men (2007). Writer Nils Lyew delivers a modern take on the High Noon story with some smart dialogue.

López-Gallego's the on location shoot gives it a realistic backdrop. The characters are all shady with Lyew throwing in a few surprise moments, Brit Ian McShane continues to build on his Hollywood reputation. Patrick Wilson is on fine form and plays against his usual good guy persona, but it's John Leguizamo that steals the show as an imposing Mexican assassin. Notably Jim Belushi in a serious role as slimy Shep Diaz is notable.

Overall, worth checking out for its meandering story and gritty graphicness.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 2016 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

The Hollow Point

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,149

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlas Independent

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1