29 Palms

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Summary: 29 Palms-Thriller Mystery Action Suspense with a Good Cast
Review: 29 Palms is a good movie worth renting or buying.29 Palms is a thrill-packed action suspense mystery filled with a good cast that includes: Bill Pullman,Chris O'Donnell,Michael Rapaport,Keith David,Michael Lerner, Rachel Leigh Cook,Jeremy Davies and Jon Polito. The main thing in this movie is that the main character doesn't know who to trust after he comes home to find his girlfriend being killed so he is on the run after he was the target of a hitman due to their belief that he is an undercover FBI agent. The only flaw in the film is that they don't state whether he was an undercover agent or not-perhaps this doesn't matter.This may be better to purchase or rent on dvd as the extra features could explain that question. There is not always a motive or reason so that could be the answer to that question but why was this particular man the subject of a hitman ? Why did the hitman record the verbal transaction asking for the proof of the hit when he picked up the bag of money ?Everything revolves around the hitman's stolen-then lost bag of money that has been reproduced into several identical bags that rotate around fooling everyone-except the one who planted the extra bags.The money is for the hit on the man who ran after finding his girlfriend murdered. We never know the main character's name as it's listed in the credits as "the drifter" played by Jeremy Davies. Bill Pullman as the bus station manager. Keith David as the local sheriff. Michael Rapaport as a corrupt policeman.Joe Polito as a security guard.Chris O'Donnell as an FBI agent hitman.Michael Lerner as the guy who orders the hit.Rachel Leigh Cook as the girl on the side of the road who's car is broken down.There are Native Americans in this as well who give good performances.This is a recommended thriller-mystery.

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Summary: Could this have been any worse?
Review: Goodness... where can one start about how bad this movie is? I bought it blind, based off the name. I grew up in the real 29 Palms, and lets just say, the only part of the town that it "showed" was a bus stop. Which never existed. It portrays everyone there as... well... ignorant thieves. This movie jumps so much that I was almost lost, and thats a hard thing to accomplish. As soon as the film was over, I located the nearest trash can and threw it out. Save your money, dont buy it, and visit the city's actual website, that at least has more appeal and you can follow it easier than this movie.

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Summary: Could this have been any worse?
Review: Goodness... where can one start about how bad this movie is? I bought it blind, based off the name. I grew up in the real 29 Palms, and lets just say, the only part of the town that it "showed" was a bus stop. Which never existed. It portrays everyone there as... well... ignorant thieves. This movie jumps so much that I was almost lost, and thats a hard thing to accomplish. As soon as the film was over, I located the nearest trash can and threw it out. Save your money, dont buy it, and visit the city's actual website, that at least has more appeal and you can follow it easier than this movie.

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Summary: O'Donnell and Davies are excellent
Review: great movie about an undercover cop who is being chased down by the mob because he has the guys bag of money. Chris O'Donnell and Jeremy Davies give forceful performances, a good story but brims to a hault somewhere in the middle and then picks up with its finale. other actors like Racheal Leigh Cook, Joe Polito and Litefoot(also a rapper) contribute supporting roles

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Summary: Don't Let The Casting Fool You...
Review: I would have chosen zero stars if it were an option. Despite the fact that some big name talents are in this movie, It is not worth seeing for any reason. The actors are good actors, but they must have been paying back favors or debts to friends, I don't know why any of them didn't walk off the set. This movie would be bad for a student film, but it's not even that. The director and the editor desperatly need to go to film school and make a few student films first. I honestly don't know how this film got made. I grew up in the "real" 29 Palms in Southern California, and all this film does is tarnish the city's name. Damn the director, damn him to b-movie hell.

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Summary: a pulp fiction wannabe lousy movie
Review: lousy script, acting, filming, directing. terrible faded color. trying very hard to be a cool noir but falling too short about nine yards. totally impossible and unbelievable plot. the shooting is worse than most of other bad movies i've ever watched. there's nothing to tell but waste of your time and money.

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Summary: Some Worthwhile Character Performances
Review: The storyline was old and tired to me. I did like the fact that it was filmed in 29 Palms, which is close by to where I live. I liked that it used a take on the Indian Casinos, which are all the rage here. I like Jeremy Davis and he has a cool subtleness in the way he performs, very sensitive and creating a depth to his character. I liked O'Donnell who plays against his cast type and does a good job, he really looks the part. My favorite was Bill Pullman, that guy can really act tripped out. I think he acts really freaky in this film and I liked that. I wish he had more scenes. Rappaport who is also good is in the film. I like him, its seems like he can play a cop good in any film. The other characters were over the top and I couldn't get into them, except Cook who plays her character pretty straight. I loved the ending, that was funny. The rest of the film was too predictable and I got bored with it. Anyways, for me it was probably 2 stars.
Lisa Nary

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Summary: Better than pulp fiction
Review: What a bunch of cry baby idiots! For one, this movie was not about all the ppl of 29 palms or 29 palms in general. It was about ppl in particular inwhich this movie portrays very well, it doesnt matter if these ppl were in Atlantic city. Notice that most of the negative reviews only point out what the movie isnt about, geesh! one can only feel that maybe these viewers are mad because they werent in the movie are no one showed their neighborhood. lol Anyway, moving on to the movie itself, O'donnell gives a superb and somewhat comedic performance as a bad guy hitman who runs with the money, Michael Rappaport plays a crooked cop whos out for a little reward of his own when he comes across the other characters and their struggle for possession of the money. Jeremy does a good job with playing the innocent guy role as well as cook playing a valley girl gone bad, and Bill pullman as a goofy weird clerk at a bus station. This movie does what pulp fiction didnt and thats keep the pace with all of its characters and how they interact and cross each other paths. I also like the Indians in this movie and their whole buy back the land casino gig. I won't go into detail about the movie because Im not into spoilers but to be brief this is a movie revolving around a bag full of money, and what ppl will do to get their hands on it. Great acting, good plot I would reccomend this movie to anyone who wants to see something that doesnt drag in the wind.....................nuff said!