Jonathan Roberts I assume I was drawn to 'Cold Comes the Night' for the same reason as many viewers: Bryan Cranston. I've worked my way through 'Breaking Bad' three times, and believe that even in a time of strong dramatic TV leads (e.g. Michael C. Hall, Jon Hamm, Charlie Hunnam), Cranston stood out as the greatest. I struggle to imagine even someone like Daniel Day-Lewis handling certain 'Breaking Bad' scenes as well as Cranston. I was therefore surprised to find that the strong performer in Tze Chun's 'Cold Comes the Night' is actually an actress I'd never heard of before: Alice Eve. I've long believed that a strong lead performance can elevate an otherwise bad film into mediocrity, and an otherwise mediocre film into a good one. Alice Eve shows the kind of protectiveness and desperation familiar to those who've seen Jennifer Lawrence in 'Winter's Bone', although she isn't as subtle as Lawrence. Although Eve's talents certainly make her scenes more enjoyable, I feel that the star attraction - Cranston - was woefully underused. His forced Russian accent stifles his ability to express himself, and his character's near-blindness could have been explored in far greater depth. These deficiencies prevent 'Cold Comes the Night' from rising above mediocrity. Tze Chun is a director I'm entirely (sans this film, of course) unfamiliar with. In bolder hands, 'Cold Comes the Night' could have been a very good crime drama. Unfortunately, the film doesn't escape the tropes of the genre, despite having sufficient scope and talent to do so.

Darren_19682001 A good little thriller that doesn't outstay its welcome. That may be because the film is quite short (87 minutes). But that includes rather lengthy end-credits so when the narrative ends, the viewer might have thought there was more to come. I was kind of hoping for some sort of shock ending like Topo had worn a bullet-proof vest or the other cop tried to get in on the act ....something. The character of Topo is interesting, a ruthless killer but with a major weakness: bad vision. This doesn't seem to hinder his ability to escape unscathed from a car that contains 3 armed men, a tad implausible to say the least and then he is killed off too soon. Another implausible thing in the movie: a cop goes from (as perceived by the viewer) supportive friend (who may be more judging by his wife's hostility towards Chloe when she encounters her) to slightly crooked (skimming off the top) to totally whacked out psycho killer in the time that has elapsed in the movie which although not done in real time happens over two or three days.

Seth_Rogue_One You have to struggle to find a less thrilling thriller than this. I don't know if they were trying to go for originality when they decided to make the thrilling scenes as unthrilling as possible.None of the actors are bad per se, they just don't act out very much, for instance a woman is being held under gunpoint threatened by a ruthless Russian assassin and she doesn't seem to be scared of that situation one bit, actually seem rather bored and just want to get it done and over with.Bryan Cranston is not bad per se either but he's just plain boring, his character is dull and the fact that he's blind which could be interesting really turns out not to be.Scenes drag on forever and I struggle to find reasons to why I should care about the bozos in the movie.I read reviews on here saying that it's unconventional because it's realistic, oh really? So if someone threatens to murder you and your daughter you wouldn't be trembling your bones every second? I question your perception of reality if that is the case (no offence)

CowherPowerForever As with most DTV films(Direct to Video) the budgets are small, and the stories are usually thin. No difference here, except the acting is very good as Bryan Cranston leads this low budget film.The story goes Chloe(played by the amazing Alice Eve) lives at a run down motel with her daughter. She runs the place and is trying to save enough money to get her out of there, and to someplace more acceptable. Early on in the film child services threatening to take her child away within two weeks in she does not move out of the motel complex. Topo played by the amazing Bryan Cranston is a near blind older man who is carrying out a job where he has to delivery a package of money. Helping him along the way is his sister's kid Quincy played by Robin Taylor, and tired after a long day on they road they decide to stop at a nearby motel for a few hours, which of course is the same motel run by Chole. Quincy decides he wants to spend the night with a prostitute and things quickly head south. Said prostitute ends up killing him, and the police quickly arrive on scene. Which presents a problem for Topo as the police take away the car they were driving in, and thus the package that was to be delivered.Later in that day when Topo goes to check out of the motel he takes Chole hostage so he can get his money back. Chole is friends with local police officer Billy played by Logan Marshall-Green. Topo makes her pick and pick at Billy until he can get any information on his package. Eventually the story ends up at the police impound lot where Chole is sent in by Topo to retrieve the package that was suppose to be behind the radio. It was of course gone and so continues the wild chase of events for the remainder of the film.Its not perfect or great, but if you are into low budget direct to video films as I am, it won't be a waste of time. Bryan Cranston and Alice Eve bring in top notch acting along the way as well. Overall if you can get your hands on this film it is worth a watch, no doubt about it.