36 Hours to Die

36 hours to die is not a great film, but when you consider that it was made for TV it is actually pretty good. Treat Williams (The Deep End of the Ocean, The Devil's Own) stars as a business owner who recently had a heart attack and stays home with his brother running the business. It turns out that his brother had gotten himself in trouble and in order to get himself out of it is allowing a mafia group to take over the business without selling it. When Williams finds out he tries to keep his business and gets pushed into a battle to save his business and his family. This is a fairly entertaining film with a couple of well-done shootouts. Williams is good in the lead. The rest of the acting is solid too.

For a TV movie it's not half bad! Treat Williams is excellent as the coronary-prone brewery owner who doesn't like to be pushed around...even by La Cosa Nostra. Rubinek more than holds his own as the quirky heavy, after Williams company no matter what. I like the way he handles himself, scumbag that he is! The film never drags...couple of above average shoot-outs and the script is far superior to your normal telemovie crime caper.

You could do WAY worse than this one. A definite 6.8.

I watched this flick from beginning to end, and enjoyed every minute.

Granted, there are a few implausibilities (all the killers dressed in black, with long black raincoats?), but it was easy for me to ignore the minor glitches and just kick back.

Saul Rubinek makes a very good villain, just enough over the top not to be totally implausible. And with Kim Cattrall and Carroll O'Connor adding their nickels' worth...

Enjoy.