Not happy with how life has treated the American Indians or how they're handling it, Rudy decides to perform some vigilantism to right things. Accordingly, he anonymously beats the murder suspects so that they'll later confess and then sets fire to the liquor store that his brother usually frequents. The latter has unforeseen results, however, causing Rudy to see a shaman, Mr. Green Laces (MICHAEL SPEARS), in hopes of clearing his spiritual mess.
It also causes him to try to get closer to Mogie and his 18-year-old son Herbie (NOAH WATTS), especially since Rudy's unable to stay mad at his older brother for long, even when he knows his lifestyle is slowly killing him. From that point on, Rudy tries to deal with that as well as his internal guilt regarding his various actions.
Violence consists of an off-screen murder and death (although the bloody victims are seen afterwards), domestic violence against women, a cop beating two murder suspects and other fighting. Some of that material has bloody results (including the sight of a burn victim's face and hands), and some of those scenes and others may be unsettling or suspenseful to some viewers.
A major character is an alcoholic and is seen drinking and/or drunk throughout much of the film (while others are also seen drinking). Tense family material involves domestic abuse, brotherly tension and a death in the family.
Various characters smoke, an adult couple is briefly seen making out and a man jokingly asks his brother to buy him some condoms. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
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(2002) (Eric Schweig, Graham Greene) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Extreme
Heavy
Extreme
Heavy
Moderate
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
None
Mild
Mild
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Mild
Moderate
Heavy
Heavy
Heavy
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Reviewed September 25, 2002 / Posted September 27, 2002
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