Two Men in Town

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Two Men in Town

R

Released Mar 6, 2015

1h 56m

Drama

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A vengeful lawman (Harvey Keitel) and a former criminal associate (Luis Guzmán) make it difficult for an ex-con (Forest Whitaker) to control his violent tendencies.

Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

It'll be easy for some to dismiss this as a familiar story told all too coolly, but look closer and you'll see it has a raging heart.

Mar 8, 2015

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

As exceptional as the acting in the picture is, and it is wonderful ... it can't entirely lift the movie from the rut it has all but plowed into by the end credits.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 6, 2015

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A.O. Scott

New York Times

The desert landscapes are gorgeously shot by Yves Cape, but "Two Men in Town" never seems to fully inhabit its setting. Nor does the schematic, occasionally clumsy story do justice to the skills of the cast.

Mar 5, 2015

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John Noonan

FILMINK (Australia)

Two Men in Town is a dusty, sun bleached saunter through redemption.

Jan 22, 2016

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

You have to get your enjoyment in bits and pieces, from the mood and the landscape and the performances.

Rated: C

Jul 14, 2015

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Kirk Honeycutt

honeycuttshollywood.com

Erratic and confounding in its fractured storytelling, Rachid Bouchareb's first foray into filmmaking in the U.S., 'Two Men in Town,' is a mixed bag.

Rated: 4

Mar 22, 2015

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Steve D

Not a whole lot here despite the cast.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/24

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Audience Member

The greatest 01 hour: and 56 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Terrible ending. Very di

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

This had the potential to be a really tightly wound thriller as a criminal lays all his hopes on starting a new life in the town he grew up in. However, the sheriff who took him down for his past crimes is unwilling to let him forget his past. The film ultimately fails to deliver, it's very slow paced, I felt the level of threat and intimidation was very mild and the most bizarre choice of all was not to add subtitles to the 3 or 4 very lengthy scenes spoken only in Spanish. I managed to work out what was being said in the first one but the others were lost on me. Very strange!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Impressive. Foreboding atmosphere throughout. Unusual setting (New Mexico). Great acting from great actors. Loved the music. Why is RT score so low? Maybe because it's an intelligent film trying to say something about justice for (black) people.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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this dude foest whitaker is good

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Synopsis

A vengeful lawman (Harvey Keitel) and a former criminal associate (Luis Guzmán) make it difficult for an ex-con (Forest Whitaker) to control his violent tendencies.

Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Producer: Jean Bréhat, Jérôme Seydoux
Screenwriter: Rachid Bouchareb, Olivier Lorelle, Yasmina Khadra
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 6, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2017
Runtime: 1h 56m

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