Sober-Friend This film I never herd of. When it came on I was instantly glued. It was shocking a little gruesome but none the less riveting. This film was written by Billy Bob Thornton years before his breakthrough film "Sling Blade". In this film he plays a con who has no mercy and is trying to stay one step ahead of the law. Its not easy. Not a film you expect but if you want to see an underrated and little known film then you must see this. The film also features the late Bill Paxton who small town cop is actually well written. When comes across as a racist cop slowly subsides and truly becomes the hero of the film.

Predrag This low budget, award winning Indie film is a bitter and gritty crime thriller, not for the faint hearted. It involves a slow witted but good hearted southern sheriff (Paxton) of a small town, who's a bit too talky and a bit too slow witted for his own good. He gets in over his head tangling with on-the-lam, murderous drug dealing thugs escaping from Los Angeles and heading to his small, rural town of Star City, Arkansas, where they plan to hide out at friend's house. This film quickly becomes chilling, horrific and riveting. The female drug dealer named Fantasia, a sultry fox of a black woman, has a terrible secret that complicates the entire situation in this southern crime tale. Billy Bob Thornton's screenplay is superb, as is his acting (and that of his co-stars including Michael Beech and Bill Paxton), which helps us identify, if not quite like the character 'Ray'. The haunting climax aided by a well used blues soundtrack is also worthy of specific recognition, but in short this movie will not disappoint any audience appreciating an interesting story.Modelled on a High Noon good guys Vs bad guys like destiny, narrative also has little observations on racism and the class divide between big city America and small town Americana. Sly little reveals in the script such as a policeman's alcohol problem show good attention to detail by the makers. While Franklin has a wonderful way with his camera, only revealing enough for us to fill in the blanks, and often his camera is used as a character POV device, with close ups and cuts blending seamlessly with mood of the story. The cast are uniformly strong, with the stand outs Williams, Paxton and Thornton reaching down deep to give their respective characters some stunning grittiness, doling out sadness, misguidedness and rage with a believability that's as impressive as it is riveting to watch.Overall rating: 9 out of 10.

Uriah43 I honestly wasn't sure what to expect when I decided to watch this movie. But after the first few minutes I could tell that this was going to be one of those films that might be worth watching. Essentially, Cynda Williams plays a young woman named "Fantasia" who has gotten herself mixed up with the wrong kind of people. Her boyfriend, "Ray Malcolm" (Billy Bob Thornton) has just gotten out of prison and along with another ex-convict named "Lenny 'Pluto' Franklin" (Michael Beach) are involved in drugs and murder. Unfortunately, things begin to go wrong for them as they travel from Los Angeles to Houston and then to Arkansas. Anyway, rather than divulge the entire story I will just say that this turned out to be a very good crime-drama. Both Billy Bob Thornton and Cynda Williams performed in an excellent manner and in my opinion carried this film. Definitely worth a watch if you like movies of this genre.

MrGKB ...heralding the rise of at least two notable acting careers, "One False Move" commits only a few of its own while limning the classic tragic arcs of a handful of well-drawn characters. With an admirably tight script by co-writer/star, Billy Bob "Slingblade" Thornton, and longtime collaborator, Tom "The Gift" Epperson, "One False Move" not only helped solidify Thornton's creds, it equally established Bill "Near Dark" Paxton as an actor with more than scene-chewing chops. It's a simple noir-ish tale of the inevitable collision of two homicidal ex-cons with a down-home Dudley Do-Right of a sheriff. Thornton's loose cannon is nicely balanced by a cucumber cool Michael "Third Watch" Beach as his dispassionate partner with a penchant for knives, while the pair's quest for drug money is enabled and then scuttled by Fantasia, Thornton's chippy girlfriend (and real-life wife at the time), Cynda "Mo' Better Blues" Williams. After a grim opening to establish the bad guys' brutality, "One False Move" settles into a groove reminiscent of an Elmore Leonard novel as its protagonists move toward their fates. Carl "Devil in a Blue Dress" Franklin, a veteran TV actor turned director, coaxes solid performances from his leads and supporting cast, ably abetted by DP James L. "Don't Answer the Phone!" Carter, and choice music from two founding members of the Climax Blues Band.I mentioned that there are a few false moves, and there are, but to me the only egregious one is a scene (that could have easily been rewritten) in which an Arkansas state trooper handles a traffic stop in a decidedly unprofessional manner, much to his regret. See if I'm not right when you watch the film; it caused me to lose a great deal of sympathy for a character that requires it desperately. At any rate, it's still a minor quibble, and the story only stumbles a bit because of it. Highly recommended to genre fans everywhere.