This film was filmed mostly in Chicago, and tiny bit in Perry County, KY. The film is good, and I will overlook the stereotypes. In a nutshell, the film is about revenge, southern style.
Truman Gates ( Patrick Swayze) a Chicago police officer, from Hazard, KY. He is one of three brothers who made it out of Eastern Kentucky, to become a Chicago police detective. His youngest brother, Gerald Gates ( Bill Paxton) works as truck driver; but despises Chicago. He wants to go back as soon as he can. One night while making a delivery, Gerald is a target of a mob hit. Joey Rosselini( Adam Baldwin) and Lawrence Isabella ( Ben Stiller) take Gerald in the trailer and work him over. Lawerence, doesn't know what is about to happen. Joey taunts, beats and kills Gerald.
When Truman is called in he has a pretty good idea who is responsible. He along with his wife travel by train back to Kentucky for the funeral. This is when the family decides something needs to be done. Briar Gates ( Liam Neeson), who I believe is the oldest. He has a talk with Truman, Briar is the hot headed one. The family has a meeting, and they need to find Gerald's killer. The whole eye for an eye philosophy.
So Briar packs up and heads to Chicago, and makes his presence known. He discovers, that a Sicilian mob family is responsible. He tells Truman, and Truman says he needs more evidence before an arrest is made. In Fact, Truman knows that Joey Rossellini ( Adam Baldwin) was the trigger man. Joey is just trouble, and is very jealous of Lawrence. The son of John Isabella ( Andras Katsulas) from his first marriage. Joey kills Lawrence, and blames it on Briar Gates. This news crushes John, and now Briar is a target. Truman makes it known if they mess with his brother they have to answer to him. Briar eventually gets killed, and this news gets back to the Gates family.
Some of the family come to Chicago, and now a showdown takes place at a cemetery. The ending is a shocker, but it made the movie.
The only problem I had with this film is the stereotype of people from Eastern Kentucky. My mom is from there, and she doesn't talk with an accent, she's educated, and her side of family is far from poor. I hate when people call them the H word, they don't like it. I love my mom's side of the family, and I have been to parts that are poor. A director should never classify all people from Eastern Kentucky as poor. People are poor everywhere, you just don't hear it. I'm a native Ohioan and feel this movie deserved an 8, but negative stereotypes can kill a movie.
Truman Gates ( Patrick Swayze) a Chicago police officer, from Hazard, KY. He is one of three brothers who made it out of Eastern Kentucky, to become a Chicago police detective. His youngest brother, Gerald Gates ( Bill Paxton) works as truck driver; but despises Chicago. He wants to go back as soon as he can. One night while making a delivery, Gerald is a target of a mob hit. Joey Rosselini( Adam Baldwin) and Lawrence Isabella ( Ben Stiller) take Gerald in the trailer and work him over. Lawerence, doesn't know what is about to happen. Joey taunts, beats and kills Gerald.
When Truman is called in he has a pretty good idea who is responsible. He along with his wife travel by train back to Kentucky for the funeral. This is when the family decides something needs to be done. Briar Gates ( Liam Neeson), who I believe is the oldest. He has a talk with Truman, Briar is the hot headed one. The family has a meeting, and they need to find Gerald's killer. The whole eye for an eye philosophy.
So Briar packs up and heads to Chicago, and makes his presence known. He discovers, that a Sicilian mob family is responsible. He tells Truman, and Truman says he needs more evidence before an arrest is made. In Fact, Truman knows that Joey Rossellini ( Adam Baldwin) was the trigger man. Joey is just trouble, and is very jealous of Lawrence. The son of John Isabella ( Andras Katsulas) from his first marriage. Joey kills Lawrence, and blames it on Briar Gates. This news crushes John, and now Briar is a target. Truman makes it known if they mess with his brother they have to answer to him. Briar eventually gets killed, and this news gets back to the Gates family.
Some of the family come to Chicago, and now a showdown takes place at a cemetery. The ending is a shocker, but it made the movie.
The only problem I had with this film is the stereotype of people from Eastern Kentucky. My mom is from there, and she doesn't talk with an accent, she's educated, and her side of family is far from poor. I hate when people call them the H word, they don't like it. I love my mom's side of the family, and I have been to parts that are poor. A director should never classify all people from Eastern Kentucky as poor. People are poor everywhere, you just don't hear it. I'm a native Ohioan and feel this movie deserved an 8, but negative stereotypes can kill a movie.