This is the second time I’m
seeing a thriller which has control in this year. After Blue Ruin, 2014 throws
this movie which comes with a strong theme and elements of surprises written
all over it. Cold in July has perfect flow, good performances and power to keep
the viewer gazing till the end.
When a common man shoots and
kills an intruder in his house the police quickly files for self-defense and
close the case. But when the dead criminal’s father seeks revenge things takes
a different route all together. However
the shooter and the criminals father discover some shocking truth about the
whole trail of events that has taken place and realizes that the plot is deeper
than what it seems.
What I like about Cold in July is
its rapid evolving story line. The story moves from phase to phase fairly fast
and with each step it brings in new bends to the story along with new
characters. With each step the plot becomes stronger and makes the viewer
guessing more for things to come. The surprising fact is that all these phases
has a strength of its own and for the viewer its pretty much looks like its
gonna be the ending phase. But the movie surprises the viewer yet again and
moves another step towards a darker and unknown territory effectively.
I like Michael C. Halls
performance quite much. We don’t see him often in movies to be honest but made
some real mark with his striking TV performances as the gay funeral director in
Six Feet Under and the serial killer with a code in Dexter. Here he plays a
normal family man character who is calm and not heroic eventually turns in to
someone who is driven by right emotions to take heavy risks. This is where I
see the similarity between Blue Ruin (2014) and Cold in July. Both these movies
have normal people characters in them yet come out with powerful story all
together.
The weakness I see in Cold in
July is its far-fetched action sequences especially in places where the main
character appears. The phase where he goes from nobody to a killer seems to be
too fast. But this fact does not weaken the movie too much as the other
elements holds the plot strong enough.
-Priyantha Bandara
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