Standoff

Name: Standoff
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: February 12, 2016
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 36

2016

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Saban Films | Release Date: February 12, 2016 | R

Summary: Carter (Thomas Jane), a troubled veteran, gets a chance at redemption by protecting a 12 year-old girl from an assassin (Laurence Fishburne) after she witnesses a murder. Holding a shotgun with a single shell, he engages in physical and psychological warfare in a desperate fight for the girl's life.

Director: Adam Alleca

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 80 min

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Pete Vonder Haar

Feb 9, 2016

Standoff holds up as a welcome alternative to its more strident brethren. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Feb 9, 2016

Standoff isn’t quite inspired, but it coasts on unexpected modesty of professionalism. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Feb 10, 2016

Writer-director Adam Alleca is better at the keyboard, cooking up chewy tough talk, than behind the camera. The shootout stuff is only passably staged, and the blood-bursts (not his fault…entirely) look digitally added, in some places. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Feb 11, 2016

Unfortunately in the hands of writer-director Adam Alecca, this overly talky, slackly executed game of cat-and-mouse comes off as cheesy rather than chilling. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Feb 12, 2016

It is all very terribly tiresome. Read full review

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chilledbee

Sep 16, 2016

It's a pity that anything that has a hint of religiosity is killed by critics. This movie despite the poor reviews was actually pretty good. the performances were solid as Thos. Janes portrays an interrupted suicide and Larry Fishbourne, using his native Georgian accent, an interruptedIt's a pity that anything that has a hint of religiosity is killed by critics. This movie despite the poor reviews was actually pretty good. the performances were solid as Thos. Janes portrays an interrupted suicide and Larry Fishbourne, using his native Georgian accent, an interrupted hired killer. Sometimes interruptions work out well; and sometimes you should just let it go and move on, but it's hard to tell which in the beginning. We enjoyed it. Music was horrible.… Expand

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royphishooh

Mar 27, 2016

Ninety minutes of total tedium. Laurence Fishburne has become the actor directors turn to if they can't afford Samuel Jackson. Director Adam Alleca (who is also responsible for writing this rubbish) has managed to make a film that is even more badly written than his vile screenplay for theNinety minutes of total tedium. Laurence Fishburne has become the actor directors turn to if they can't afford Samuel Jackson. Director Adam Alleca (who is also responsible for writing this rubbish) has managed to make a film that is even more badly written than his vile screenplay for the remake of "Last House On The Left".… Expand

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