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One False Move
1992
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4.2
But thats the only false move in this suavely accomplished thriller.
EW
5.0
One of the strengths of the film is the way it draws its interpersonal relationships.
Rogerebert
4.5
One False Move, however, doesnt play the good guy/bad guy game its much too smart for that.
Austin Chronicle
5.0
Twenty five years on, it remains a film of great social relevance and frightening urgency.
4.5
Paxton is amusingly off kilter as the good old boy dying to rub shoulders with big guns Metzler and Billings.
4.0
But this ruthless element, along with a handful of impressive performances, separates One False Move from the other films in its genre.It creates its ..
3.5
Indeed, Franklins direction is so good that its no exaggeration to say that One False Move seldom makes one.
4.0
The characters are rich and lively, the script highly involved, and the movie a solid piece of entertaining cinema. (c) 2018 Berge Garabedian
JoBlo
4.5
This film makes no false moves, as it provides a rich character study, drops a few precious nuggets on racism, observantly delves into relationships a ..
Sover
3.5
Three coke dealersone black (Michael Beach), one white (cowriter Billy Bob Thornton), and one with a racially mixed background (Cynda Williams)flee a ..
Chicago Reader
4.0
Its a film noir that takes an interest in racial issues.Most confusingly, it has a violent first reel and a violent last reel that really dont belong ..
Independent
2.5
This neo noir thriller was directed by newcomer Carl Franklin, who deserves high marks for style and wit.
Cs Monitor
3.5
Its a meaty character study and one of the better thrillers to come along in some time.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.5
Structurally inventive, the narrative makes good use of its central organizing principle: The trio.
Emanuellevy
4.4
Ant Man and the Wasp Like its predecessor Ant Man (2015), Ant Man and the Wasp benefits substantially from its relatively low stakes.
Q Network
5.0
ONE FALSE MOVE is a finely observed character study punctuated by some highly suspenseful, and sometimes grisly, confrontations.
Movies Tv Guide
3.5
If you are thirsting for an evenings light entertainment, be forewarned: One False Move (Park Theatre) opens with the massacre of an innocent family i ..
La Times
5.0
Mixing moments of genuine terror with offbeat comedy, writers Tom Epperson and Thornton have created a script that jumps along with the energy of In C ..
Articles Chicago Tribune
4.4
Racial tension and the gulf between rural and urban America have rarely been handled this well in recent American movies.
Seattle Times
5.0
But its a tribute to the directors no frills B movie ethic that the picture never turns preachy.
Articles Orlando Sentinel
4.4
One False Move doesnt make a single false move its own self: Its as tough and gripping as they come.
Articles Baltimore Sun
3.5
In this film ably directed by Carl Franklin, who has spent most of his adulthood as an actor, there are more than a few tense scenes.
Articles Sun Sentinel
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