| 词条 | As Good as Dead (2010 film) |
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| name = As Good as Dead | image = | alt = | caption = | director = Jonathan Mossek | producers = Edward Bass Jordan Gertner Eve Pomerance | writers = Erez Mossek Eve Pomerance | story = | starring = {{Plain list |
}} | music = Greg Arnold | cinematography = Frank Barrera | editing = Julie Carr Lee Percy | studio = | distributor = First Look Studios | released = January 25, 2010 | runtime = 100 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}As Good as Dead is a 2010 American crime thriller film starring Andie MacDowell, Cary Elwes, Frank Whaley and Matt Dallas.[1] It is also Jonathan Mossek's directorial debut.[2] SummarySeeking revenge for the murder of their religious leader, fundamental loyalists kidnap and torture the man they believe responsible, but the ensuing clash of right vs. left ideologies quickly reveals that they may have the wrong man, which puts them on a path toward a shocking twist.[3] PlotEthan Belfrage (Cary Elwes) is a photojournalist who is separated from his wife. One afternoon he is confronted by two men, Aaron (Frank Whaley) and Jake (Matt Dallas), who proceed to attack and kidnap him. They lock Ethan up and accuse him of being responsible for the death of their cult leader and pastor, who is the father of a third attacker, Helen Kalahan (Andie MacDowell). Helen and Aaron claim that Ethan is one of the three assailants who killed the cult leader. When Ethan tries to contact his neighbor Sarah (Emma Kantor) for help, they then kidnap her as well. Aaron, who has a neo-Nazi tattoo on his neck, hog-ties Sarah and begins questioning her. He asks if she and Ethan are in a relationship but she denies it. The three attackers begin arguing and Helen angers Aaron by suggesting that he has psychological problems so he kills Sarah by injecting her with drugs. Aaron and Helen continue to torture Ethan until he confesses to murdering the pastor. They then make him write down the details of the pastor's murder but he refuses to cooperate, angering his attackers, who threaten to burn him alive. Ethan tries to delay them by telling them he has information containing details of the murder locked away. Aaron says that if Ethan can't find the information they will kill his daughter. Based on the proof that was locked away, Helen realizes that Ethan is not responsible for the pastor's death and tells Aaron he must be set free. Furious at the idea of freeing Ethan, Aaron kidnaps Ethan's wife and daughter, holding them hostage. Jake intervenes to stop Aaron from killing the young girl and as such Aaron accidentally shoots him. Ethan is able to untied himself using a knife Helen had given him and kills both Aaron and Helen with Aaron's gun. The film ends with Ethan and his family free from the assailants with the house burning up in flames, and it is revealed that Ethan was responsible for the murder of the pastor after all. Cast
ReceptionJesse Cataldo of Slant Magazine gave the film one and a half stars,[4][5] References1. ^{{cite web|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|title=Visiting New York, Seeking Vengeance|date=7 October 2010|publisher=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/movies/08good.html|accessdate=17 June 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web|last=DeFore|first=John|title=As Good as Dead -- Film Review|date=14 October 2010|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/good-dead-film-review-30134|accessdate=17 June 2017}} 3. ^{{Citation|title=As Good as Dead (2010)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1294136/plotsummary|access-date=2018-10-09}} 4. ^{{cite web|last=Cataldo|first=Jesse|title=As Good As Dead|date=3 October 2010|publisher=Slant Magazine|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/as-good-as-dead|accessdate=17 June 2017}} 5. ^https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/as_good_as_dead_2010/ External links
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