This was an excellent film. I have loved Michael C. Hall since Dexter so it is great to see him tackling a different role. Even though the vigilante mentality remains.
His character, Richard Dane, shoots an intruder late one night, killing the guy instantly. While the whole episode freaks him and his family out, the police state he did the right thing, no charges will be filed, and the intruder will be buried and gone. Case closed, right? Wrong.
It turns out that the intruder has a father who has just been released from prison Russel (Sam Shephard). Russel hunts down the man who killed his son, seeking vengeance. Night after night, we see the family cower in fear, waiting for the ex-con to get his revenge.
The police are little help here. It's up to one man to defend his family from this mad man.
To avoid spoilers, I won't say much more except that there is more going on than meets the eye.
Excellent film, well worth catching "Cold in July" at the local independent cinema outlet.
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