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The River Murders
Directed byRich Cowan
Written bySteve Anderson
Produced byRich Cowan
Daniel Toll
Steve Anderson
Sarah Ann Schultz
Tay Voye
StarringRay Liotta
Ving Rhames
Gisele Fraga
Melora Walters
Christian Slater
C.R. Clatworthy
CinematographyDan Heigh
Edited byJason A. Payne
Music byPinar Toprak
Distributed bySony Pictures Entertainment
Release date
  • July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The River Murders is a 2011 American psychological crime drama film directed by Rich Cowan and starring Ray Liotta, Ving Rhames, and Christian Slater.

Plot

Detective Jack Verdon is investigating a series of brutal murders when he realizes that each victim is a woman with whom he has slept or had a relationship with in the past. Verdon is taken off the case by FBI Agent Vukovitch and suspended by his Captain. Verdon is forced to work outside the law and confront his past to catch the killer (Michael Rodrick), who has been extracting details of Verdon's other lovers – and subsequent victims – from each victim.

The killer is revealed to be John, the son Jack never knew was born from his first girlfriend, Rebecca. When she discovered she was pregnant Jack convinced her to have an abortion. However, she never did. John kidnaps Jack's wife, but cannot bring himself to take her life when he discovers that she is pregnant. He convinces Jack that he did kill her, causing Jack to kill him.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in the fall of 2010 in Spokane, Washington.[1]

Release

The River Murders premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and had a limited release in September 2011.[1] Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released it on DVD on September 20, 2011.[2]

Reception

Paul Bradshaw of Total Film rated it 2/5 stars and called it a low point for the careers of the stars.[3] Rohit Rao of DVD Talk rated it 1.5/5 stars and called it a "drab and generic serial killer thriller".[4] Paul Pritchard of DVD Verdict wrote, "As a TV movie, The River Murders would be passable, but expecting people to spend money on it is asking too much."[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "'River Sorrow' to open at Magic Lantern under new name". The Spokesman-Review. 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  2. ^ Miska, Brad (2011-07-27). "Trailer Premiere for 'The River Murders'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  3. ^ Bradshaw, Paul (2012-05-09). "The River Murders". Total Film. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  4. ^ Rao, Rohit (2011-10-27). "The River Murders". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  5. ^ Pritchard, Paul (2011-09-15). "The River Murders". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2014-04-05.


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