Michael Ledo Carter (Thomas Jane) is a depressed farmer who has lost his son. His wife has left him. Meanwhile, during a funeral, Isabelle (Ella Ballentine) witnesses a multiple murder, but fails to stay hid from the killer (Laurence Fishburne). She is pursued and finds refuge in the farmhouse of Carter, who has an armed standoff with Sade, the killer. Both are injured and neither one wants to give ground as the film digresses to two grown men throwing barbs at each other with some occasional new characters.While the film was well done for what it was, it was a standoff film which in itself projects boredom. Even the characters fell asleep during the film. 6 stars unless you are really into Mexican sweat.Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

undeaddt I am giving this a 4 only because of Laurence Fishburne and Thomas Jane who were acting great, which is expected of them since they are phenomenal actors. Otherwise, this movie is pure nonsense, boring boring and boring. Since the movie was so boring, I expected at least a decent ending, but no, the ending is worse than the whole movie, with no logic and idea. 4/10 at best.

erasoutheast-52602 "Standoff" was expected to be a cheaper than average chase "B" Film. It is not! This was an unexpectedly super solid, entertaining and a taut crime thriller. It is not an action movie in anyway and instead a limited location crime thriller with super solid performances from Jane and Fishburne. Jane has an unexpected emotional performance as a grieving dad protecting this young gal who comes to him for help. The girl played by Ella Ballentine is way above average in her performance as the girl on the run being pursued by an evil Fishburne as an assassin.The limited locations of a graveyard and Jane's home works in its favor. In many ways, this is a character piece about 2 people and the standoff. It is a little different and way more dramatic than the "B" movie advertising. I TRULY enjoyed this and was way more emotionally connected to these characters than I ever dreamed I would be. Overall, a fine little movie with 2 really great actors and Ballentine delivering a performance that really made you care about the fate of this young lady. I would highly recommend this film and hope to see more lower budget movies that look this well filmed & directed with a focus more on the story than is typically created nowadays in films with limited theatrical releases.

blende The director of this film must have financed the film by breaking into his children's piggy bank. I have seen many excellent movies that were filmed on a shoestring budget. This was not one of them. Let's keep it simple:1) The plot holes were so glaring it was laughable. Missed opportunities galore for the characters to remove themselves from the peril they found themselves in. You will likely find yourself shaking your head at the contrived dramatic sequences. 2). The screenplay was simply juvenile. The only way it could have been worse is if the characters announced to each other their actions before they performed them. Oh wait, they did. 3). The acting was horrendous. Ranging from very bad, to flat, to grand histrionic over acting. 4). Zero character development and with only two main actors in the movie It wouldn't seem hard to make the characters endearing. For example, was Thomas Jane's character smart or dumb? He was set up to be a military veteran, yet time and again the character's actions were totally out of step with who the movie set him up to be. Do not waste your time. Go look for shooting stars.