Two inept, small-town Sheriff's Deputies catch an escaped prisoner that they believe was wrongly convicted.Two inept, small-town Sheriff's Deputies catch an escaped prisoner that they believe was wrongly convicted.Two inept, small-town Sheriff's Deputies catch an escaped prisoner that they believe was wrongly convicted.
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...but the scenery is very scenic; the music is quite tuneful. Two stars.
Words fail me. This is an abysmal movie. Devoid of humour. Surely this should go straight to video.
I thought this movie was beautifully shot showing off the gorgeous Hudson Valley region with beautiful landscape shots and even shots that look like they were captured with a drone. I really appreciated how every scene was so beautiful. I also loved the music. Prisoner 614 is funny but not in a hahah kind of way, more subtle funny. Reminded me of a Coen brothers film. Overall, a great message and very timely movie. The actors were also perfectly casted. I loved Ron Perlman and Martin Starr, the prisoner was an excellent actor as well. For the Director's first film, i thought it was pretty darn good. Especially considering it was shot in 2 weeks on a $600K budge
I dont mind a slowburning comedy, but I DO mind a tedious comedy.
The bad: this "comedy" is an "in your face" comedy, whose jokes are right in my face: THIS is a joke (now laugh), THAT is a joke (now laugh again). NO subtleties whatsoever. It's a sort of a farce, but without being actually funny. THAT's a problem, when wanting to make a comedy.
All bad? Nope. The supporting actors are good, although nothing out of the ordinary, but the problem is that the 2 main leading actors definitely arent that funny.
The story: 2 nitwit cops in rural america, who are too afraid to even fire their own guns, are in pursuit of an escaped prisoner. They find him. They loose him. They find him again bla bla bla
Not all bad, but a bit tedious and lacking in cracking laughs...
The bad: this "comedy" is an "in your face" comedy, whose jokes are right in my face: THIS is a joke (now laugh), THAT is a joke (now laugh again). NO subtleties whatsoever. It's a sort of a farce, but without being actually funny. THAT's a problem, when wanting to make a comedy.
All bad? Nope. The supporting actors are good, although nothing out of the ordinary, but the problem is that the 2 main leading actors definitely arent that funny.
The story: 2 nitwit cops in rural america, who are too afraid to even fire their own guns, are in pursuit of an escaped prisoner. They find him. They loose him. They find him again bla bla bla
Not all bad, but a bit tedious and lacking in cracking laughs...
I'm not sure how they did it, but the writer and actors made this movie hilarious throughout the film. Every scene had either dry humor lines or something in the scene that was dry humor. One of the best comedy films I have seen in years. Actors were so good at using dry humor that they came across as realistic.
It could have been set in the 1920s or the 1980s or anywhere in between. It could have been trickery, but I'm pretty sure it was chicory.
It could have been set in the 1920s or the 1980s or anywhere in between. It could have been trickery, but I'm pretty sure it was chicory.
Martin Starr and Jake McDorman are a couple of dumb deputies. When they let George Sample III escape from custody, hard-as-nails sheriff Ron Perlman fires them. To recover their jobs, they decide to track Sample in the huge wildlife preserve.
Set in picturesque country during winter, it is adequately photographed by Adam Lee. Writer-director Zach Golden has made what is essentially a hillbilly comedy, run at a pace that is too slow for my taste, but which will appeal to some.
Set in picturesque country during winter, it is adequately photographed by Adam Lee. Writer-director Zach Golden has made what is essentially a hillbilly comedy, run at a pace that is too slow for my taste, but which will appeal to some.
Did you know
- TriviaHaving grown up in western New York, director Zach Golden is a lifelong fan of the Buffalo Bills and named most major characters in this film after famous Buffalo Bills players and staff: Deputy Jim Doyle (Martin Starr) is named after Jim Kelly, Deputy Thurman Hayford (Jake McDorman) is named after Thurman Thomas, Andre/Prisoner 614 (George Sample III) is named after Andre Reid, and Sheriff Marv (Ron Perlman) is named after Marv Levy.
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- La fuga del prisionero 614
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- 1h 37m(97 min)
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