Tagline: Major Charles Rane Is Coming Home To War!
Directed by: John Flynn
Written by: Paul Schrader, Haywood Gould
Actors include: William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Haynes
Genre: Thriller
Length: 95 minutes
Banned: Norway, Finland
Review:
I expected an exciting thriller out of this but instead was treated to a disturbing revenge drama which works too, it's just not what I thought. William Devane plays Major Charles Rane, a fellow who finally gets to return home after over 2000 days of being tortured during the war. As a reward he was given 2000+ silver dollars, one for each day of his torment. When he returns, his Son doesn't recognize him, and his Wife has moved on to another man. Soon a group of violent thugs turn up at Charles' door demanding the silver dollars, but when he won't cave they torture the heck out of him (it's hard to watch). Finally his Wife and Child return home in time to tell them where the money is. After some recouping Charles goes on a mission to find the men who did this to him. Soon a "groupie" starts to follow him about and ends up on a road trip with her after he finds the culprits. It's a different kind of revenge film that has a very dramatic middle section, it's a slow moving film but it's purposeful and touching. It does have some exciting and violence but it's not filled with it, still a very effective picture though.
Availability: not on DVD, only VHS currently
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