The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.
An odd mix of beautifully bleak atmosphere and hammily mannered performances, "A Single Shot" is simultaneously understated and overpowering.
– Christy Lemire,
RogerEbert.com,
20 Sep 2013
rotten:
Both predictable and outlandish.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
20 Sep 2013
fresh:
"A Single Shot" is a singular pleasure, and worth seeking out.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
20 Sep 2013
rotten:
None of these characters, no matter how trashed-up for the down-market occasion, are believable.
– Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
19 Sep 2013
fresh:
Sam Rockwell is one of Hollywood's most underrated actors and he shows why that's the case again in A Single Shot, a rural, neo-noir thriller that slowly pulls the viewer under its veil of mystery.