
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
Leave your thoughts about Red Rock West.
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesA forceful, witty film noir played almost straight. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasA great, twisty noir that plants a Jim Thompson plot in the American Southwest. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIt's a brilliant noir movie that seems to understand the inner workings of film noir, rather than just paying tribute to it. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's the kind of movie made by people who love movies, have had some good times at them, and want to celebrate the very texture of old genres like the western and the film noir. |
| TIME MagazineRichard SchickelIt'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. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumA rather ho-hum if watchable neo-noir, though it's been treated in some quarters as something special. |
| Time OutGeoff Andrew[A] well-played, highly entertaining and playfully ingenious thriller. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliRed Rock West is a roller-coaster ride of a film, designed for those who like their thrillers spiced with the unexpected. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsMark R. LeeperA tidy little film noir thriller and an auspicious debut for the Brothers Dahl. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyJohn Dahl's second feature is a quirky, low-budget "Western noir," baosting a fresh narrative angle and a quintessentially indie cast, including Nicolas Cage (before he became a star), J.T. Walsh, and the ubiquitous enfant terrible Dennis Hopper |