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, Lynn Collins

Cast

Credited cast:
Patrick Wilson	...	Wallace
Ian McShane	...	Leland
Lynn Collins	...	Marla
Jim Belushi	...	Shep Diaz
John Leguizamo	...	Atticus
Nathan Stevens	...	Clive Mercy
Heather Beers	...	Ellie
Michael Flynn	...	Jesse
Derek Boone	...	Samuel
David H. Stevens	...	Ken Mercy (as David Stevens)
Karli Hall	...	Lilly
Yolanda Wood	...	Lydia
Craig Clyde	...	Harry
David Fernandez Jr.	...	Eugenio
Marlon V. Gaines	...	Tow Truck Driver (as Marlon Gaines)

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

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 2016 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

The Man on Carrion Road

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlas Independent

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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

Sheriff Wallace wears a revolver, but the ammunition pouches are for an automatic.

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Quotes

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

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Soundtracks

Fallaste Corazón
Performed by Miguel Aceves Mejía (as Miguel Aceves Mejia)
Written by Cuco Sánchez (as Cuco Sanchez)
Published by Peer Music Group

User Reviews

About two cops who caught in a messed up illegal arms deal.

It is a cop film that's set in in a small US town along the Mexican Border. Focused on the illegal arms supply, the two cops, one is an honest and the other one a controversial get into a deep trouble after something went wrong among the smugglers while dealing it. So one of their men was sent to eliminate those involved in it and that's where these two cops are caught in a crossfire. They have left no choice but to fight for the peace in the town.

The Idea for the film was inspired from real, but I kind of felt it was unrealistic. Mainly because I'm not from that part of the world, so it was more an entertaining film than learning anything about all the illegal activities or the heroism from the cops. The actors were decent, including Patrick Wilson, but Ian McShane looked much better than anybody in the film for his daring role.

It was a simple story that takes place like within 2-3 days. Some parts of the film were unexpected, but those scenes did not save the film. Because it was entirely 'a series of event' based film than properly developed storyline. Overall the setting was good and once watchable with a low anticipation. So for those who are choosy, can be skipped it, because not worthy, other than that it's not that bad film in my opinion.

5/10