It is not a well-hidden secret and one, once hinted at, will become incredibly easy to pick out. The town of Star City similarly involves cliches with Dale and Fantasia/Lyla Walker having a history that the film seems to believe is a twist, but just typing the words above give it away. The classic smalltown kind of guy from the South, he says the n-word a lot casually. He wants to go to Los Angeles and become a cop after this experience and cannot get enough of the LA detectives and the fact that the crime spree is coming to him. Dale Dixon, the Arkansas cop, is an over-eager and bubbly fellow who is like a kid at Spring Training yelling for his favorite ballplayer to come sign a baseball for him. However, the film's greatest fault in its characters is how it rests on cultural stereotypes as a shorthand. This does lead to some problems in the script, but the characters never cease to be entertaining and the actors all bring solid performances to the table that justify the character focus of the film. Though the plot is important and one that entertains, the characters are really what makes the film sing. Yet, the film is quintessential noir in the sense that it is entirely character-driven. For this to be his first produced script, it is incredibly impressive and shows the talent he has as a writer. Billy Bob Thornton's script is streamlined and explores a few subplots, but they all contribute to the main plot. There are no throwaway lines or scenes that could be cut to trim any fat. The staging is detailed, every word and action is precise and carries great meaning and purpose. One False Move is one of those films that is incredibly meticulous. A rough and tumble neo-noir, One False Move has flaws, but is also a tightly wound yarn that keeps you guessing till very last drop. In Arkansas, they are greeted by Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon (Bill Paxton), the Chief of Police in the small city. Headed to Star City, Arkansas after hoping to have sold the drugs in Houston, LAPD detectives Dud Cole (Jim Metzler) and John McFeely (Earl Billings) head to Arkansas to wait for them. Directed by Carl Franklin, One False Move is a Southern-set film about three people - Ray Malcolm (Billy Bob Thornton), Fantasia (Cynda Williams), and Pluto (Michael Beach) - that kill six people and rip off a drug dealer. In 1992, it served as a last beacon of a bygone era in film. Had it been released in the 1940s or 1950s, with some small tweaks, it would have been right at home. Directed by Carl Franklin, One False Move is a Southern-set film about three One False Move is a quintessential neo-noir film.

One False Move is a quintessential neo-noir film.

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