The read
Audiences rate it 31 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Michael is a recovering addict. Back on the wagon, he's now responsible for a young, beautiful, and pregnant wife. He's working the graveyard shift at a gas station to support his new family, but the job drives him crazy. Then a wealthy stranger, Stuart, enters Michael's life, taking Michael through a tour of the seediest and slimiest parts of L.A. underbelly. Is Stuart leading Michael to hell, or salvation?
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes13%
Metacritic26/100
Audiences rate it 31 points higher than critics do.
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Isaac H. EatonWriter
- Isaac H. EatonDirector
- Brian TylerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Balthazar GettyMichael Holloway
- Peter WellerStuart Chappell
- Rebecca GayheartChloe Holloway
- Peter GreeneDetective Adrianson
- Brad DourifRoland Montague
- Corin NemecVincent
- Johnny WhitworthTron
- Frederic ForrestSean
- Michael DornDet. Thomas Greenwood
- Clayton LandeyAnnouncer
- Richard MollHomeless Man
- Downtown Julie BrownSpeaker
Stills
Themes
seductionalcoholismdevilillegal drugsneo-noir