Justice criminelle

The highest ranking member is a 7th Degree black which happens to be one stripe more than the star Jeff Speakman. The 7th Degree black belts name is Sr. Professor Brian Duffy and he has a school in Austin for the last 31 years. The Black belt across from him is one of his few ( 12 to date ).The other Black belts in the line are also school owners from San Antonio ,North Austin and Dallas.One of the body double for Mimi rogers during martial arts scenes was Mr. Duffy's daughter , Angela . As for the movie I thought it was a good idea but not quite all there. Without saying too much because I think its a movie that has merit , I was disturbed and am still disturbed when certain kids songs are played which to me means the movie really touched me on some level. Chilling choice of kids songs..

I generally like to watch independent films as opposed to the big Hollywood productions especially when a subject tends to be controversial. I was generally dissatisfied with this movie and it isn't to do with just one thing but several things which niggle at the back of my mind. The plot could have been the basis of a really good story, working policeman investigating missing children finds himself emotionally involved when his wife is shot to prevent his daughter being snatched, but the story rapidly settles into a tried and tested formula and inconsistencies creep in such as if you are going to shoot a woman you aren't going to leave the daughter behind if she was your goal. I'm not sure if it was the way the film was edited but there were continuity problems, perhaps it was felt that the film had to be shorter but sometimes I felt that I had missed something somewhere like missing a page of a book. I guessed who the assassin was but there was no reason why the child snatcher became what he was. Perhaps I demand too much it was a good effort on a difficult subject but better direction and editing would have made a the storyline better

A PROMISE KEPT has a very interesting and unusual plot, the adaption is thrilling without the limitations it probably would have received if it was a big studio production, it has a good camera, an excellent soundtrack and very professional lead actors.

Sean Patrick Flanery and Mimi Rogers are great, Emma Nicholas and Brian McNamara excellent and Tom Wright could have a bit more screen time. Jeff Speakman ads a lot of color to the movie.

The plot surely causes discussions, and that's more than you can say about 95% of the movies. It's a good idea to watch it with friends, an interesting and probably controversial discussion afterwards is guaranteed.

When comparing The Gunman to other Independent films, this one stands out as one of the best.

Taking on tough themes like God, justice, and vigilantism is never easy and should be applauded when it is done in such an excellent fashion as writer/director Daniel Millican has accomplished.

Mimi Rogers and Brian McNamara performances were quite good with a powerful monologue by Mimi at the end.

A great film and a great story.

I look forward to Daniel's next project.

FZ

"A Promise Kept" deals with the subject of vigilantism (and another subject which you'll have to see for yourself). However, unlike most movies the scenes are well handled and tastefully done, and some scenes have very little (if any) dialogue - I found that to be refreshing because most American films tend to have the characters explain EVERY SINGLE emotion or thought, and some scenes just don't need words.

The fight scenes looked a bit choppy to me - perhaps they were edited too much (being a student of the martial arts I admit I'm a little biased in that area). I recommend that people check it out and decide for themselves.