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      The Nature of the Beast

      R 1995 1h 31m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 48% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score When drifter Adrian (Eric Roberts) strikes up a conversation with a man named Jack (Lance Henriksen) one night in a restaurant off the main road, Jack uneasily agrees to give Adrian a lift. As the two drive, Adrian starts making Jack increasingly uncomfortable by repeatedly alluding to a secret Jack is keeping. Meanwhile, news reports are spreading about a vicious murderer known as The Hatchet Man -- who seems to be committing crimes wherever Adrian and Jack turn up. Read More Read Less

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      Jimmy B One of my favourite movies from when I was a kid. If you don't expect a lot you'll be rewarded haha Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/24 Full Review Audience Member LOL, the worst Eric Roberts movie ever!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Joel C A cool little "Road Thriller" set on the long stretches of desert road. With reports of a hatchet killer and $1 mil in stolen cash in the same area we follow a business man who's forced to give a hitch-hiker a lift, which ensues a game of mystery and murder. A low budget film done fairly well. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/21 Full Review Audience Member A cult movie with a great acting...! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Killer vs. killer has always been an interesting idea, but rarely executed the right way. The problem here, other than the awful ending, is that Henriksen is your typical straight to DVD actor, and Roberts is on par with some of the best porn actors. If you replace Roberts with a guy like Rutger Hauer, you may not get a better movie, or even a plot - but at least we'd get a solid cat and mouse game between two psychopaths worth watching. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I actually really liked this movie, it was pretty cool how it builds up its suspense. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 12, 2005 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The problem was that the ending was so ludicrous, that it made all the suspense leading up seem like a wasted effort. Rated: C Jan 5, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis When drifter Adrian (Eric Roberts) strikes up a conversation with a man named Jack (Lance Henriksen) one night in a restaurant off the main road, Jack uneasily agrees to give Adrian a lift. As the two drive, Adrian starts making Jack increasingly uncomfortable by repeatedly alluding to a secret Jack is keeping. Meanwhile, news reports are spreading about a vicious murderer known as The Hatchet Man -- who seems to be committing crimes wherever Adrian and Jack turn up.
      Director
      Victor Salva
      Screenwriter
      Victor Salva
      Production Co
      New Line Cinema, Norstar Entertainment Inc.
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 31m
      Sound Mix
      Stereo
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