A Crooked Somebody

Name: A Crooked Somebody
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: October 5, 2018
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Amanda Crew, Amy Madigan, Audrey Wasilewski, Clifton Collins Jr., Ed Harris

2018

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Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: October 5, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Amanda Crew, Amy Madigan, Audrey Wasilewski, Clifton Collins Jr., Ed Harris, Gillian Vigman, Joanne Froggatt, Michael Mosley, Nicola Lambo, Paul Ben-Victor, Randee Heller, Rich Sommer, Toni Torres

Summary: Michael's minister father always told him: Better to be an honest nobody than a crooked somebody. But Michael (Richard Sommer) doesn’t see the harm in giving people the closure they need with the dead and travels town-to-town professing his abilities as a spirit medium. One night, Michael is kidnapped. With a knife to his throat, MichaelMichael's minister father always told him: Better to be an honest nobody than a crooked somebody. But Michael (Richard Sommer) doesn’t see the harm in giving people the closure they need with the dead and travels town-to-town professing his abilities as a spirit medium. One night, Michael is kidnapped. With a knife to his throat, Michael suddenly sees the opportunity of a lifetime in his psychologically unstable captor's (Clifton Collins Jr.) desperation to make contact with the other side. Intent on saving his life and his floundering career, Michael sets out to become a celebrity TV psychic by solving the mystery of a high-profile crime in the national spotlight.… Expand

Director: Trevor White

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 102 min

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Ken Jaworowski

Oct 4, 2018

Often uncomfortable and all the better for it, A Crooked Somebody doesn’t mind watching its characters squirm a little. That’s tough for them but good for us in this highly enjoyable thriller. Read full review

Maitland McDonagh

Oct 4, 2018

A Crooked Somebody (the title derives from pastor Sam’s unheeded advice that “it’s better to be an honest nobody…”) is a meticulously balanced blend of character-based drama and genre conventions. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Oct 4, 2018

Working from a smartly constructed script by Andrew Zilch, director Trevor White (“Jamesy Boy”) does an impressive job of propelling the narrative along parallel tracks of arrestingly suspenseful thriller and knowing media satire. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Oct 5, 2018

It’s not a groundbreaking piece of work, and I wish it embraced its indie, Hartley-esque roughness a bit more instead of trying to be too polished in the final act, but it’s always nice when a movie with little to no buzz sneaks up on you like this one did for me. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Oct 3, 2018

A Crooked Somebody develops into a resonant character study depicting the myriad ways we take advantage of others. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Sep 30, 2018

Director Trevor White is more known as a producer (“Wind River” and “Ingrid Goes West”), and he’s not bad at maintaining suspense in producer/screenwriter Andrew Zilch of Youtube’s “Good Mythical Morning” somewhat predictable script. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Oct 4, 2018

Sommer, who did fine supporting work on TV’s “Mad Men,” doesn’t prove a distinctive or charismatic enough presence to carry an entire film, especially one as uneven as this. Read full review

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