I've liked most of Don Johnson's work and this movie proves how versatile he is. His character is so very different from his Miami Vice days, though I liked those series a lot as well.
I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes cop-films, this is one of the best I've seen. Lots of action, good storyline, a good 80's film.
I also just wanted to correct the previous person to comment on this film as Don plays Det. Crockett in Miami Vice - there is no-one in Miami Vice called Stubbs - only Crocketts detective partner Tubbs springs to mind. Obviously everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion, and though this film may not be huge, remember it's been made for people who like this sort of stuff. 'There's more out there, than death and taxes'. Reviewed by mylimbo Vote: 7/10. What can I say? I wasn't much a fan of Don Johnson and didn't really care for the TV series 'Miami Vice' (give me 'Magnum P.I' any day).
However John Frankenheimer seemed to be on somewhat of a run through the 80s with 'The Challenge', '52- Pick-up', 'Holcroft Covenant'. Ah scrap that one. I guess he wasn't on much a run, but 'Dead-Bang' surprised me just how much fun this durable, if offbeat pulp was. Predictable, but bold and ultra-fun law enforcement thriller. This was mainly due to Johnson's hard-nosed performance. Looking bemused and rather scruffy with a very witty script to work with as there were some hilarious lines of banter.
The highlight would have to be Johnson's vomit sequence on a suspect after an exhausting chase and the unorthodox methods in getting the job done. Jerry Beck is one burnt out L.A detective whose personal life is on the skids, so he lives for his job. Looking on a case involving the murder of a convenient store owner and cop, leads to something much bigger when he finds himself tailing a gang of murderous white supremacists to Colorado.
In all; it's dumb, crude, snappy and loud while containing white supremacists using automatic weapons but like a good Frankenheimer feature the violently hard-hitting action was well-staged, well-framed with its camera angles and it moved at a fast clip. The story is taken from Beck's true-life exploits of his novel, where we are taken for one hell of a ride as Frankenheimer really pushes it to the brink. When it came to showing off the film's firepower, it's an outrageous assault and ballsy in its execution.
William Forsythe can be just as amusing playing uptight, than say crazy (watch 'Out for Justice' for that) as the FBI agent who gets on the wrong side of Beck. Penelope Ann Miller also seems to walk onto set; sweet talks Johnson and beds him to suddenly disappear. Was I missing something there?
Quite an unnecessary sub-plot involving her character. Also making appearances are Bob Balaban, Tate Donovan, Mickey Jones, Brad Sullivan (the exchanges between him and Johnson were a treat 'You don't need a gun chief. Just tell them who you are.' ), Tim Reid, William Taylor and Michael Jeter finding himself at the end of a Woody Allen joke.
'F.k you Sheriff! And your french fries' Reviewed by g-amp-smckenzie Vote: 7/10/10. Another one of those TV stars who moved into movies this sadly has beenput alongside with Caruso's JADE but on closer inspection all moviesare not that bad. Dead Bang is a fairly run of the mill cop againstbad guys type thing but what takes it out of the run of the mill is thedirection from Frankenheimer & the star turn from Johnson. Johnsongives a great performance as the stressed cop,we can see thefrustration in Beck's life either doing his job or trying to see hiskids,his acting is done very well & not over the top.in particular thexmas morning bust Beck makes.the start of the scene we see thealcoholic sweats to later on being sick all over the suspect.
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Thesupporting cast however do not raise their game to give the supportJohnson needs with William Forsythe in particular giving a completelywooden performance which is surprizing as he has been so much better.The action scenes are handled very well indeed.The gunfights(arethey're are a few) are not to Hollywood for my liking.On the whole a very enjoyable movie & it shows that Don Johnson shouldhave been a movie star.
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If you find our site useful, please chip in.— Brewster Kahle, Founder, Internet Archive. On this episode of Adjust Your Tracking, Joe and Erik officially dig into the 2019 cinematic release calendar with a chat about “ Standoff At Sparrow Creek,” a small but well-made one-location thriller that’s packed with a great bunch of character actors chewing up tough-guy dialogue and spitting it out with verve, but not too much overt stylization.(where the film premiered as part of the popular Midnight Madness section of the fest) found the film to be just okay, slapping it with a C- grade, but we’d beg to differ.
There’s a lot to appreciate here, starting with newcomer Henry Dunham‘s smart, confident direction, sneaky, stylish (but just the right amount) framing and moody cinematography that takes advantage of digital cameras’ ability to shoot at night with very little light source, and again, that awesome cast (led by James Badge Dale, who’s very good here). It’s getting a small release but look for it on VOD this Friday, especially if you like good serious-minded genre cinema.Rounding out the second half of this episode, we bring back our favorite segment, HOLD UP, for a revealing and fun chat about 1989’s cop thriller “ Dead-Bang” starring Don Johnson and directed by John Frankenheimer.