A Single Shot (2013)
Directed by David M. Rosenthal
The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.
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What critics compared A Single Shot to
Shadows of “A Simple Plan” and “No Country for Old Men” loom large over “A Single Shot,” director David M. Rosenthal’s molasses-paced adaptation of Matthew F. Jones’ 1996 novel.
He can't afford not to take it—and obviously hasn't seen "No Country for Old Men" for a look at the likely consequences.
A largely untapped subgenre, the rustic noir has inspired a few films over the past few years, all adaptations of novels, from “A Simple Plan” (1998) to “No Country for Old Men” (2007) to “Winter’s Bone” (2010).