Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 10/20/1989(USA)
Release Date: 10/20/1998
Dubbed: English
Sound: 2
Run Time: 109 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
When his brother is murdered, a policeman is caught between his devotion to the law and his family's desire for revenge in this action drama.
Patrick Swayze plays Truman Gates, who left his backwoods Appalachian home for life as a Chicago police officer. When his brother is killed by a gangster, Truman is determined to seek legal retribution. His older brother Briar (
Liam Neeson) has different ideas, however, and travels to the city to seek old-fashioned vigilante justice. Truman must now choose between his family's belief in mountain justice and the duties of his job. Though the film is not particularly action-packed, director
John Irvin does provide the expected gunplay and macho confrontations. However, despite a surprisingly distinguished cast (also including
Helen Hunt and
Michael J. Pollard), little distinguishes the film from numerous other revenge stories with a similar outline.
~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
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