Deadfall

Eric Bana wowed us in Munich.  Remember when he was assigned by Golda Meir to seek revenge against those who had committed the 1972 Olympics murders?

He was fantastic as the time traveler who reappears in a woman's life in the strange and sometimes eerie  love story, The Time Traveler's Wife.

But Eric is extraordinary when he steps out of his normal good-guy roles in Deadfall.  He is BAD!  He is EVIL!

Never the spoiler, I'll say only a few words about the story to entice my dear readers.  Actually, there are a few plots, and they converge nicely.  Plot one: Bank robbers on the run.  Plot two: Misguided boxer  kills someone by mistake.  Plot three: Bank robbers and boxer meet.  Plot Four: All hell breaks loose!

The movie, besides being absolutely gripping, is star-studded:  You will marvel at veteran actors such as Sissy Spacek and Kris Kristofferson.  You will be impressed by the up-and-coming starlet Olivia Wilde.  But most of all, you'll be creeped out by Mr Bana!

The setting is like Fargo:  Everyone tromps through snow drifts.  Out in the woods, anything can happen....

And it does!

Grade of A.   A solid, memorable, tense thriller.