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The Wolves of Savin Hill
USA 2015
produced by Sean Ireland, David Cooley, John Beaton Hill for Galaxy/Ad Infinitum
directed by John Beaton Hill
starring David Cooley, Brian Scannell, Paul Carafotes, Kurt Fuller, Jack McGee, Michael Massee, Tim DeZam, Suzanne Willard, Tiprin Mandalay, Jason Oliver, Jordan Van Vranken, Marco Verdier, Tonya Cornelisse, Megan Davis, Nicole Haddad, Laura Hill, Simonna Rochford, Norman Marshak, Jack Millard, John Beaton Hill, Rick Dano, Anthony Gaitlin, Katrina Salazar, Amy Lynn Pigg, Billy Parr, Cole Wagner, Vanessa Coyne, Charlie Carafotes, Jenna Podell
written by John Beaton Hill, music by Kevin MacLeod, special makeup effects by Amanda Spear
review by Mike Haberfelner
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The discovery of a murdered friend of theirs when they were both way
too young to be exposed to such things bonded Tom (David Cooley) and Sean
(Brian Scannell) forever in a way, though their lives have taken vastly
different paths: Sean has become a respected cop while Tom has become a
petty criminal and alcoholic, constantly struggling to make ends meet, and
mostly failing. The two of them haven't seen each other in years - though
Sean's "long arm of the law" might have kept Tom out of jail
more than one time - but now that Sean's wife Emily (Tiprin Mandalay) has
died under mysterious circumstances and she just happens to be Tom's
sister, and his other sister Kate (Suzanne Willard) tries to move heaven
and earth to prove that Sean has actually murdered her, Tom and Sean meet
again at the wake ... and Sean shows sympathy for his "loser"
friend and hooks him up with a few friends of his - all cops - to raid a
strip joint. Well, not everything goes as planned, and Tom gets caught and
arrested. But while Tom's partners in the raid are all about to lose their
last nerve, Sean is sure Tom won't spill the beans - and that's something,
since Sean is always one quick on the trigger when it comes to eliminating
witnesses ... and he's right, Tom doesn't talk but serves his sentence.
But he comes out with some pent up rage, while at the same time Kate has
finally made police to re-open the case of the death of Emily - and Sean,
who has indeed drowned Emily, is haunted by the spirits of his past - all
of which can only lead to utter tragedy ... Though stories
about rogue cops and criminals with a heart of gold are a dime a dozen, The
Wolves of Savin Hill manages to come across as a highly original piece
of genre film, thanks of course to its highly original story and colourful
characters who populate it, but also to the very unique way it's told,
where past and present seem to exist simultanously at times, the line
between fantasy and reality is blurry at times, and some scenes are
intentionally left open to interpretation. And add to that a well paced
direction that finds a good balance between action and more narrative
scenes, and a very decent cast, and you're in for a pretty good movie!
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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