Down and Dangerous
{{Infobox film
|name = Down and Dangerous
|image = Down and Dangerous poster.jpg
|caption = Film poster
|director = Zak Forsman
|producer = Kevin K. Shah
|writer = Zak Forsman
|starring = Ross Marquand
Judd Nelson
|music = Deklun
|cinematography = Addison Brock III
Sam Krueger
|editing = Jamie Cobb
|studio = The Sabi Company
Artis Entertainment
|distributor = Origin Releasing
Gravitas Ventures
|released = {{Film date|2013|4|5|Phoenix}}
|runtime = 95 minutes
|country = United States
|language = English
Spanish
}}
Down and Dangerous is a 2013 American crime thriller film featuring Ross Marquand and Judd Nelson.{{cite magazine|last=Scheck|first=Frank|authorlink=Frank Scheck|title=Down and Dangerous: Film Review|date=February 13, 2014|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/down-dangerous-film-review-680071|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}{{cite magazine|last=Labuza|first=Peter|title=Film Review: 'Down and Dangerous'|date=February 14, 2014|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-down-and-dangerous-1201104356/}}{{cite news|last=Kang|first=Inkoo|title=Review: 'Down and Dangerous' unfolds as pedestrian and predictable|date=February 13, 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/13/entertainment/la-et-mn-down-dangerous-review-20140214|accessdate=September 16, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625032231/http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/13/entertainment/la-et-mn-down-dangerous-review-20140214|archivedate=June 25, 2015|url-status=dead}}
Plot
Always one step ahead of the Feds, Paul Boxer is the most inventive and principled smuggler in the trade, and has never needed to carry a gun. When violent mid-level traffickers coerce him into designing a foolproof plan to bring several kilos of cocaine across the México border, he maneuvers to rid himself of their hold over him once and for all. But when a sharp-witted woman from his past enlists his help to escape this rival outfit, Paul must confront the man that is hunting him down, and choose between his livelihood as a smuggler and his integrity as a man.
Cast
- John T. Woods as Paul Boxer
- Paulie Rojas as Olivia Ivarra
- Ross Marquand as Henry Langlois
- Judd Nelson as Charles
- Ernest Curcio as Rafael Garza
- Dusty Sorg as Elliot Reid
- Luis Robledo as DEA Special Agent Arturo Rezendes
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 60% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 4.67/10.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/down_and_dangerous/|title=Down and Dangerous (2014)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=7 October 2014 |publisher=Fandango Media|access-date=July 27, 2021}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/down-and-dangerous|title=Down and Dangerous Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=July 27, 2021}}
Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter said that "The convoluted, cliché-ridden storyline, apparently inspired by the director’s father’s real-life experiences in the drug trade, is the least interesting element, while the brief, perfunctory action sequences no doubt reflect the low budget. But the film certainly looks and sounds good".
Peter Labuza of Variety wrote "Relying on a synthesized score, over-saturated cinematography and frustratingly cliched dialogue, this is an extremely generic, truly empty tale of a drug smuggler involved with cops and criminals alike."
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2090488}}
Category:2010s Spanish-language films
Category:American crime thriller films
Category:2010s English-language films
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