Red Right Hand – Movie Review
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Director: Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms (Fatman)
Writer: Jonathan Easley (Screenplay)
Cast
- Orlando Bloom (Gran Turismo)
- Andie MacDowell (Groundhog Day)
- Garret Gillahunt (Looper)
- Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker)
- James Lafferty (Oculus)
- Alexandra Park (The Elephant Princess)
Plot: Cash is trying to live an honest and quiet life, but when Big Cat forces him back into her services, he proves capable of anything to protect the town and the only family he has left.
Runtime: 1 Hour 52 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Red Right Hand starts when Cash (Bloom) is moving toward a quiet life away from crime. However, his brother owes local mob boss Big Cat (MacDowell) a lot of money. Cash must reluctantly return to the life of crime to protect his loved ones.
Meanwhile, Big Cat finds herself in the middle of a battle for power against another crime boss. She forces Cash to get involved in cleaning out the competition, even if it means causing a lot of mess in the local town.
Verdict on Red Right Hand
Red Right Hand is a crime thriller following a former criminal trying to have a normal life. Only, he gets dragged back into the crime world by his brother’s debts. However, he must navigate the world to get his family out safely, against a ruthless mob boss.
This ends up feeling like nearly every other ‘thought they were out’ crime movie. It does present a more ruthless boss in Big Cat, but the motivation is the same as every other movie we have seen. It doesn’t create any near-shootout sequences and feels like we could have just seen a copy and paste from stronger screenplays.
Where to Watch
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Final Thoughts – Red Right Hand is the standard by-the-book thriller.
