Review of A Single Shot (2013) by Nick U — 21 Sep 2014

To be completely honest, the biggest fault that this movie has is the editing. It simply does not leave enough on the cutting room floor, having dialogue scenes extend for way too long or have too many long takes in the wilderness.

The long takes of nature are obviously supposed to enhance the rural setting, but it comes off as more amateurish. The film's length and pace is incredibly stilted, with incessant mumbling from both Sam Rockwell and Jeffrey Wright's characters.

This movie is marketed as a white knuckle thriller, but its more a drama. I can give it one star for the closet scene, which had more suspense in that than in the entire film. The superb cast is wasted on a slow and empty vessel, with not much else to show for.