cmikesfly
I want to make the assumptions that the guy they caught was actually the texas killing field killer, but the movie never clarify it. You just assume it is which is like watching an Iron Man in the middle of a fight and then going straight to the ending. WTF just happen? Also, the distraction was suppose to make the movie more suspenseful but it was obvious and desperate. The movie never completely end their part in relation to the investigation so it seems the director just decided to put two cases in one movie. It would be like if the movie The Town show two bank robbery at the same time for you to guess which bank got rob. Both. Cause they are robbers. It was their duty. Ouuh sooo suspensful!
And the drama! Drama is like the glue that hold the main piece together to be interesting. This movie didn't know what to do so it just emptied it everywhere.Some nitty gritty stuff that gets to me:
Really dude? If you're going to stake out somebody at night, don't stand under the light pole. The only thing worst is standing with a neon sign pointing where you are.
Phanikrishna Anumalla
Thats just it. Its the only way to describe this movie. Its broken and I keep thinking of ways I could fix it, No mas. I give up.To being with, its a linear narrative and for god knows why, and yet its still one of the most broken pieces of narratives I have ever seen in all my life. That just made the movie lose its integrity, overall just making the plot weak.The performances are good from a stellar cast as is, but this is just a movie lacking in all other fronts. Let it play in the background while you have a couple of drinks, browsing on social media. Thats what I did, as it hardly demanded any attention from me.
felix-wyderka
A quite enjoyable thriller. The plot line is nothing special but well executed and the good acting by the two main characters makes the movie quite enjoyable. The chemistry between Morgan and Worthington is good and their individual performances are even better. They deliver what they were payed for. A similar statement can be made for Chloe Grace Moretz. While this isn't her best performance it is still a very intense and deep performance. The only disruptive thing is the side story that goes on and draws attention away from the main plot. While it is slightly connected to the main story line it makes the plot seem rather less important. If the focus would've stayed more on Morgan and Worthington's story line the movie could've gotten even more intense and unfold more carefully. This way we can never really feel for the characters and while the story line is good the emotions stay away. All in all we can say that while we have a solid story and acting the feelings and emotions of the movie are mostly absent and the other elements are rather average therefore we can justify the 6/10 rating.
Rickting
Do you know actually anyone who's seen Texas Killing Fields? Exactly. This low profile American thriller is a generic crime story about 2 detectives solving unsolved murders in the Texas killing fields. The film is directed by Ami Canaan Mann, who is the daughter of Michael Mann. This is a mixed bag; perfectly competent but blatantly flawed. TKF has a surprisingly good cast but they're underused. Sam Worthington gives the only remotely interesting performance I've seen from him (A blank void of an actor if I ever saw one). Jeffery Dean Morgan is good in the film, and his character is more interesting but Jessica Chastain is utterly wasted in some pointless side role. Chloe Grace Moretz gives what is probably the best performance in the movie. Ami Canaan Mann has certainly inherited her father's gift for strong cinematography, and the film is better shot than expected. It delivers on the rubbishy goods and offers a reasonably well made slideshow of formulaic crime based thrills with bleak cinematography.TKF, on the negative side, fails to create much interest in the formulaic characters or standard plot. The film simply goes the motions without giving any real depth or dimension to any of its already seen elements. In general, it's not a very interesting story and it's pretty obvious from the start that Sam Worthington and Jeffery Dean Morgan will rescue Chloe Grace Moretz from the villain. It's not a memorable film at all and very forgettable, largely thanks to its dependence on other, superior movies for ideas. With little scope or narrative complexity TKF certainly feels slight but it's a reasonably entertaining way to spend an hour and 45 minutes. Perfectly OK overall, TKF lacks much interesting content but manages to be reasonably entertaining and it is better than expected. Reviews haven't been great, but it's perfectly inoffensive and watchable.6/10
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