SummaryA struggling motel owner (Alice Eve) and her daughter are taken hostage by a nearly blind career criminal (Bryan Cranston) to be his eyes as he attempts to retrieve his money from a crooked cop.
Directed By:Tze Chun
Written By:Tze Chun, Oz Perkins, Nick Simon
Cold Comes the Night
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
37
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5.6
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
37
17% Positive
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56% Mixed
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Jan 6, 2014
75
Chun treats the material with a sophistication that brings its pulpy scenario down to earth. Not even Bryan Cranston with a cheap Slavic accent can stop him.
Jan 6, 2014
60
The real revelation is Alice Eve, who gives a strikingly direct and affecting portrait of a woman in a desperate situation. Still, after too many pat plot twists and one nauseatingly slow death, I wished the film surrounding her were a little fresher.
User score
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33% Positive
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Mar 1, 2024
6
Monsieur White, je veux dire Bryan Cranston n’arrête plus de tourner ces derniers temps, des seconds rôles surtout… il est devenu un second couteau incontournable à Hollywood. Mais ici, il est bien plus qu’un second rôle, ce qui fait plaisir !Et à l’image de Breaking Bad, c’est plutôt un salaud ou presque… ou disons qu’il n’en faut pas beaucoup pour qu’il le devienne ! La jolie blonde qui partage l’affiche n’est hélas pas à la hauteur des enjeux et c’est fort regrettable, car elle plombe le film. Pour le reste, c’est une mise en scène propre et un thriller de bonne facture qui se mange sans faim malgré son manque flagrant d’originalité et de relief.
Jun 23, 2014
5
Though entertaining, "Cold Comes the Night" is ultimately forgettable, an afterthought, overly ambitious and failing to make the most of a talented cast.
Jan 10, 2014
50
Chun admirably attempts to make each thriller-y motion mean a little bit more. But oftentimes he fails, and the back half of the movie is filled with perfunctory suspense set pieces, doused in blood and full of trauma, that leave little impact.
Jan 9, 2014
40
While the actor lends his formidable presence to the proceedings, this rote thriller mainly succeeds in squandering his talents.
Jan 8, 2014
40
As the screws turn, and the double crosses begin, the film sinks under the weight of its own ridiculousness. (The ever-reliable Cranston’s thick Euro-villain accent actually turns out to be one of the least ludicrous elements.)
Jan 8, 2014
25
The Breaking Bad star — who looks here not unlike the Heisenberg of last season — can’t buoy material so thin that it would’ve barely supported an episode of "The Killing."
Jan 6, 2014
12
Tze Chun's film exudes no flair in rehashing the violence and suspense of its predictable noir-thriller material.
Nov 19, 2023
4
The only person that comes out victorious here is Alice Eve, as she manages to sell the drama and suspense with her performance, as simple as it may seem. The rest of the plot and even a poor villain played by Bryan Cranston make this film an ineffective, boring and, above all, tension-free experience. Clearly a movie that those involved made to pay the bills.
Production Company:
- Stage 6 Films
- Sasquatch Films
- Syncopated Films
- Venture Forth
- Whitewater Films
Release Date:Jan 10, 2014
Duration:1 h 30 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Sometimes the fight of your life comes in the dead of night.
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• 1 Nomination
