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Texas Killing Fields

2011

Ami Canaan Mann

Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jeffrey Dean Morgan ...

5.2

2,781

Thriller. Drama Texas City, Texas. Inspired by true events – Homicide Detective Mike Sounder, a contentious Texan, and his partner Brian Heigh, a New York transplant, are called by Mike’s ex-wife, Detective Pam Stall, to help work the case of a young girl whose abandoned vehicle is found in the Killing Fields. The Killing Fields are a haunted stretch of bayous and coastal plain. The bodies of just under 60 murder victims, mostly young women, have been ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Neil Young The Hollywood Reporter	"Despite the presence of some notable names at the top of the cast including the currently ubiquitous Jessica Chastain, the steadily-paced drama looks more of a small-screen proposition"
		Leslie Felperin Variety	"Script by former DEA officer Don Ferrarone isn't that bad in itself, but matters aren't helped by the mumbled performances and poor sound, which make it hard to hear what anyone's saying, while sloppy editing wreaks havoc on the story".
		Richard Corliss Time	"The younger Mann has dished out a meaty drama with familiar ingredients from the Law & Order kitchen but a distinctively bitter taste."
		Lou Lumenick New York Post	"Basically 'csi: East Texas,' the debut feature of Ami Canaan Mann is long on style and short on coherent storytelling, not unlike numerous efforts by her director dad, Michael"
		Joe Neumaier New York Daily News	"Rote, dull and point-blank obvious"
		Keith Phipps AV Club	"Without 'The Wire' and its like as a point of comparison, Texas Killing Fields might seem the natural heir to a gritty '70s cop drama. But with great contemporary TV around, it seems strangely incomplete"
		Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times	"The real killer, sadly, is the script"
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'Texas Killing Fields' begins along the lines of a police procedural and might have been perfectly absorbing if it had played by the rules: strict logic, attention to detail, reference to technical police work."

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