Respite

2020
1h 20m

IMDb RATING

4.5/10

266

YOUR RATING

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Action Crime Drama

Down and out private-eye Jimmy Baz reluctantly takes on a case to find a missing college student when dead bodies of Muslim men start turning up leading him to believe he is now searching fo... Read allDown and out private-eye Jimmy Baz reluctantly takes on a case to find a missing college student when dead bodies of Muslim men start turning up leading him to believe he is now searching for a serial killer.Down and out private-eye Jimmy Baz reluctantly takes on a case to find a missing college student when dead bodies of Muslim men start turning up leading him to believe he is now searching for a serial killer.

Director
- Saro Varjabedian
Writers
- Ali Abouomar
- Saro Varjabedian
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

4.5/10

266

YOUR RATING

Director
- Saro Varjabedian
Writers
- Ali Abouomar
- Saro Varjabedian
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins total

Videos1

Trailer 1:28

Trailer [EN]

Photos40

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User reviews16

4.5266

Featured reviews

2nikoskont

Didnt kept my interest

I watched for 10 painful minutes, bored to death, gave up on the movie.

10Kronos-47

A compelling suspense story, well-told

This film held my interest from the beginning and never slowed down. A compelling story, well crafted plot, and a great job of editing.

The actors gave some great performances, particularly Monte Bezell as Jimmy Baz, and Julián Juaqin as Alves.

5napoleanWilson-1

Could have been great

I really liked this at the start, but then drifted away from it. It's obviously low budget but has a great feel to it thanks to the main actor, but then the cracks start to show. The crime scene with one tech and no uniforms just shows the movie's limitations. Add in a few bad actors and a ridiculous coincidence at the end it just left me feeling hollow, thinking of what could have been.

1da-50649

Respite is a BAD movie

I did not enjoy 'Respite'. First of all the dialogue was trite; the characters in no way communicate as normal people would. It's very stilted, formal and over dramatic. Second, the viewer comes away with no understanding of the abusers' internal rationale for their actions beyond the prurient, so the film offers no illumination or human insight on the issue it's attempting to address. Finally, the acting varied widely from a few decent performances to outright BAD-the ending scene is basically comical. In short, it's a film best forgotten.

1SamanGar001

Wish I could give it 0 stars

I watched this movie because the trailer caught my interest a little, but I should have realized by the lame fight sequences and nobody actors that it is a waste of time. It's definitely not an action movie, and the writing sucks. Steer clear.