It shows us what we first take as stereotypes, then throws them back at us: clean-cut, good-looking, intelligent (black) Pluto (Michael Beach) and beady-eyed, slovenly, foul-mouthed, slack-jawed trailer-trash (white) Ray Malcolm (Billy Bob Thornton) are partnered with beautiful black call girl Phantasia (Cynda Williams) in a rip-off of some Hollywood coke dealers. psycho cocaine killers" movie, but it's actually quite a bit more than that. Title (Brazil): "Um Passo em Falso" ("One False Step")Īt first glance, "One False Move" would seem to be just one more "cops vs. ![]() Cynda Williams, in her second film, is awesome but Bill Paxton "steals" the film in the role of a bragger hillbilly and chief of police that sees the chance of his life of arresting real criminals but meets his past instead. The dramatic story written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson is engaging and without redemption. The first time I saw this film was on VHS in the early 90's, but now I have the chance of buying the DVD and watching it again. "One False Move" is a little gem from the 90's and one of the best in the genre neo-noir. But when he sees the picture of Fantasia, he recognizes her as Lila Walker and is haunted by his past, hiding a secret about Lila Walker. The yokel family man Dale, who is used to resolve domestic issues, is fascinated with the chance to participate of a manhunt and befriends the two detectives. Their further investigation indicates that the criminals are fleeing to Star City, Arkanas, and LAPD detective Dud Cole (Jim Metzler) and his partner John McFeely (Earl Billings) contact the local Chief of Police Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon (Bill Paxton) and they head to the little town. of 150 and college graduate Lenny "Pluto" Franklyn (Michael Beach) his not so bright buddy in San Quentin Ray Malcolm (Billy Bob Thornton) and his girlfriend Fantasia (Cynda Williams). In Los Angeles, after a violent drug rip-off, the Los Angeles Police Department detectives find the identity of the trio – the sadistic I.Q.
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