A Better Way to Die (UK)

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A Road Trip From Hell
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 95 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
`A Better Way To Die` is an action-packed manhunt movie that launches from the seedy streets of Chicago across the highways of America`s heartland.

Weary from the violent chaos of South Chicago, Boomer (Scott Wiper) quits his job in the police force and heads off to the picturesque village of Ceder Falls where he plans to rekindle a romance with his one-time girlfriend (Natasha Henstridge)

An encounter with an eccentric one-armed private detective (Joe Pantoliano) sets off a bizarre series of events causing Boomer to be mistaken for a mysterious government operative, turning him into a prime target for the Chicago Mafia.

What starts as a peaceful road trip in search of a better future, erupts into a fierce quest for `A Better Way To Die...`

Special Features:
Commentary

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 German

Subtitle Tracks:
Hebrew
Icelandic
Polish
Czech
Hindi
Swedish
Finnish
Turkish
English
German
Greek
Hungarian
Arabic
Danish
Norwegian
Bulgarian

Directed By:
Scott Wiper

Written By:
Scott Wiper

Starring:
Wayne Duvall
Matt Gallini
Natasha Henstridge
Lou Diamond Phillips
Scott Wiper
Andre Braugher

Soundtrack By:
John M. Keane

Director of Photography:
Larry Sher

Editor:
James E. Tooley

Production Designer:
Ren Blanco

Producer:
Graham Taylor
Vincent Newman
Nancy Lanham
Russell Gray
Bradley Fuller

Executive Producer:
William Tyrer
Tucker Tooley

Your Opinions and Comments

6 / 10

OK, this is a B movie but I found it to be quite enjoyable. Yes, the plot is silly and has plenty of holes, the acting not great and everything else sub par. However, it is one of those films that is so bad, it is good.
The opening scene where Boomer learns to act like a drug dealer is a classic. There are plenty of other good moments. I didn`t like this film first time around but second time, it was highly enjoyable. Treat it like a comedy.
My main complaint is over the marketing. The main star is not pictured on the cover and to use Lou Diamond Phillips as a headliner when he is barely in the film is tacky.
Worth renting out, trust me.

posted by morpheus177 on 29/12/2002 23:19