When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialise in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.
neo noir, surprise ending, freight train, black comedy, motel, small town, mistaken identity, texan, hitman, beer, beating, ex marine, ceiling fan, rooftop, extramarital affair, police officer killed, war injury, cemetery, car keys, cigarette smoking
It's well worth tracking down, wherever you can find it. For it has the kind of tension and energy -- maybe even a touch of delirium -- that is only a memory in most of today's big studio movies.
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