Sam Ramirez (Richard Collier) is a middle aged balding detective who can easily overpower men who are younger, larger, and armed. His wife (Kimberley Curran) is dying and has a last wish of drinking hot chocolate by the lake...it is winter, in most scenes. Sam is on a stakeout that goes bad. His partner gets killed, and Sam kills the brother of a crime boss. Sam takes a suitcase full of money too. There is a price on his head as he attempts to take his wife to the lake.The cinematography looked like a 1980's direct to VHS film. The scenes changed from snow everywhere on the ground to no snow and bird's chirping. If you think the gun fire looked faked wait until to get the Nintendo style driving graphics. It was just so funny. The chase scene was incredibly faked. The film was so bad, I liked it.Guide: F-word, nudity (Claudia Wit, Dunja Damjanovic, Ester Li, Alicia Savage) Available on multi-packs.
... View MoreThe movie is very violent and forward in its storyline. If you are the type of person that just loves these Bruce Willis type of movies you may not be very impressed with Silent Sam. In Silent Sam the fights don't take 20 minutes, There are no slow motion shots of bullets passing by - the first shot usually hits the target, and the gun is empty after nine rounds have been fired. The Hero is not superman and can be killed- there is danger. However, there is no happy ending - I think that this kind of reality is really refreshing; all movies should be like this.Is there a negative side to Silent Sam? Of course there is: The super low budget, and below average CGI. This sometimes takes away from the nuances of the plot. Still it is a good movie to watch, you won't regret doing so.
... View MoreI liked this movie! For a straight to DVD low budget indie film, the acting is OK and the story line has some compelling aspects worth looking into. I wasn't quite sure how to take it at the beginning. It took about ten minutes for the action to start, but after that- I was hooked. If you're expecting the Hollywood hundred million dollar production then this movie is not for you. The production values were low, and the CGI very rough: but if you enter into it without the super big budget frame of mind, and see for it for what it is - some friends and some junk food - it's enjoyable! A good film for the low budget DVD renter.
... View MoreWhether you like it or not, Silent Sam is certainly an unconventional low budget 'B' movie action film.Sam Ramirez is a very emotionally repressed cop who doesn't talk much. However, he is capable of great bursts of calm unemotional violence which makes him a dangerous man to tangle with.During a routine stakeout, he leaves his partner alone - while he checks on his terminally ill wife. In the interim, his partner tries to makes the bust on her own. It goes bad!Sam arrives just in time to kill everyone in sight and make a promise to his partner; just before she dies in his arms. The guilt this unleashes in Sam only increases his sense of responsibility. Absconding with the drug money form the bust, Ramirez decides to make his wife's last days – happy ones.There is an immense magnetizing sadness to this characters life, which makes you want to keep watching.Production values are low, but the action and story carries you through.
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