Texas Killing Fields Movie Review
 

Directed by Ami Canaan Mann, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Sam Worthington, Chloe Grace Moretz and Jessica Chastain[details]

A film by another Mann
 

Staci Layne, your review does confirm one concern I had watching the trailers. The movie almost seems like it could have been a good made-for-TV movie, but perhaps not quite big-screen worthy. A couple of the advance reviews were meh, but I've learned never to fully trust initial reviews from movies made by the Mann's.

I remember when Michael Mann's "Manhunter" came out it did not receive great reviews at first, but developed quite a following, and is still popular to this day. I can't pass by it when it's on cable without watching it. Brian Cox's more subduded, yet totally chilling take as Hannibal Lecktor is great. I was hoping for something similar from Ami Mann, meaning the actual movie is better than some of the early reviews.

Regardless, it looks like it's still a solid movie. I'll check it out in the theatres if it's playing in my area. I'm still trying to figure out how wide a distribution it will have.

Did you ever watch it? It's coming out on DVD on January 31st, in case not. I think it'll play better at home.

Staci

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