2013 · drama · crime · thriller
A Single Shot
Directed by David M. Rosenthal1h 56m2013
The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.
Our read: A Single Shot (2013) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · crime · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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