Original Brilliant Work! | .45

Good little indie | .45 | Milla Jovovich

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	• .45 Milla Jovovich Velocity / Thinkfilm, 2007 average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Wow

Saw this movie with a bunch of friends not expecting anything. We heard it was good from another friend, and was not planning to watch the whole thing due to our later plans in the evening. Not only were we late to our engagement, but all of us enjoyed the twisted plot. It's a good movie and worth a 5 recommendation.

Original Brilliant Work!

Gary Lennon's screenplay & direction has Milla Jovovich at the top of her game.A complete original piece of work.A Brilliant blend of suspense & black comedy,with a wonderful cast.It's one of my fave films this year.
It's got it all!

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Good little indie

Well cast, breakthrough performances, and one of the most arresting opening lines of any recent film.

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Well-Acted Crime Drama in New York Starring Mila Jovovich and Angus Macfadyen

Before watching Gary Lennon's ".45," I was under the impression that this modern-day noir film is about a vengeful woman battered by her lover. Well, the film's story itself is essentially true, but what impressed me most while watching the film is not the revenge part, but the credible performances from the leading actors Milla Jovovich and Angus Macfadyen, and their chracters' love and hate relations.

Milla Jovoich plays "Kate," living with Angus Macfadyen's "Big Al," who is, in her words, "king of neighborhood" in New York City. They do petty crimes, selling guns and other stolen goods, but Kate really wants a quite life by seaside. But Big Al wouldn't listen, preferring to do his "business" in his own way, dragging his childhood friend Reilly (Stephen Dorff) into another car theft. Moreover, when he is in a bad mood, jealous Big Al beats her up terribly and nearly kills her.

Kate meets social worker Liz (Aisha Tyler) working for battered women. Despite the sincere advice from Liz, Reilly and Vic (Sarah Strange), another friend of Kate, Kate refuses to leave Big Al until she decided on a more drastic move than what they suggested.

".45" is part about domestic violence, and I think the film is credible in describing such a case of men treating women terribly, thanks to the strong acting from Jovovich (with her swollen face) and Macfadyen as egocentric small-time crook.

The film also contains lots of F-words and one sexy, hot shower room scene, which I should think are part of the film's merits. Evidently Milla Jovovich is trying to seek a new direction in her career, and though sometimes she looks overacting, her acting is very good, far better than in "The House on Turk Street" or "Ultraviolet."

Still I couldn't bring myself to give the film itself 4 stars or more because the second part needs a better story. I cannot write about it in detail, but anyone looking for more elaborate revenge plans (like me) would find the film's wrap-up a letdown after seeing fine performances unanimously from the actors. And even those who find ".45" a realistic portrait of criminals and underworld would think that too much time is spent for the "interview" sections, where some characters (including Kate) talk about themselves or others directly to the camera.

Despite these flaws, ".45" shows the talent of Gary Lennon who has induced the actors to show their best, and knows how to present interesting characters. This crime drama is better than its straight-to-DVD release would imply.

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