Fresh
To the director's credit, the actors all seem responsive to his touch, giving performances that are lively and flavorsome, if not deep or unlike anything each of them has done before.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
2 Days in the Valley
You have one minute to decide the rest of your life.
1996 · 1h 44m · R
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
John Herzfeld
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2 Days in the Valley
Overview
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.
Director and cast
- John Herzfeld Director
- Danny Aiello as Dosmo Pizzo
- Jeff Daniels as Alvin Strayer
- Teri Hatcher as Becky Foxx
- Charlize Theron as Helga Svelgen
- James Spader as Lee Woods
- Eric Stoltz as Wes Taylor
- Glenne Headly as Susan Parish
- Peter Horton as Roy Foxx
- Greg Cruttwell as Allan Hopper
- Marsha Mason as Audrey Hopper
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Herzfeld has a tolerable eye for filling a 'Scope frame but a tin ear when it comes to creating dialogue; these are all characters we've met before, and most even seem bored with themselves.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
A sleek, amusingly nasty screen debut by a film maker whose television credits include an Amy Fisher docudrama.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
Funny, pathetic, sad, absurdist -- writer-director John Herzfeld plays it any number of ways, and makes them all work.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
There are too many characters, but some are a lot of fun. The tone shifts, from graphic murder to wig-flipping farce, are too extreme, but much of it works.
Jack Mathews, Los Angeles Times
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