One Day as a Lion

2023

Action / Comedy / Thriller

17
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 47% · 20 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 47%
IMDb Rating 5.2/10 10 2330 2.3K

Plot summary

Jackie Powers will stop at nothing to prevent his son from following him into a life of crime. With his mob employer in pursuit, a chance encounter at a roadside diner charts a new path.

Director

John Swab Photo
John Swab

Top cast

J.K. Simmons Photo
J.K. Simmons as Walter Boggs
Frank Grillo Photo
Frank Grillo as Pauly Russo
Virginia Madsen Photo
Virginia Madsen as Valerie Brisky
Taryn Manning Photo
Taryn Manning as Taylor Love
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801.03 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
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1.61 GB
1920*956
English 5.1
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 5 / 10

needs some rewriting

Jackie Powers (Scott Caan) is pushed into a hit on Walter Boggs (J. K. Simmons). He misses badly and kills the cook instead. He takes waitress Lola Brisky (Marianne Rendón) who is the only witness. His son is stuck in jail.Scott Caan is trying his hand at writing. It's a bit of hit-and-miss. This one is trying to be a sly crime drama. The studio declares this to be an homage to Tarantino and the Coen brothers. That may indeed be the target, but it falls short. The dialogue and the flow need more work. It's a little rough. I do like these actors, even Frank Grillo, but they do struggle with the script.
Reviewed by hydralien 4 / 10

So... what?

A bunch of good actors doing a great job and getting nowhere. Feels wasteful and not utilising the potential at all - everyone is at their right place, everyone is doing more than decent job portraying their characters, but for what reason? There's no explanation to that - there's no any substantial background to the characters, they appear out of nowhere and disappear back to the obscurity without leaving a mark, and in the end there's no connection between the story lines, no reason to the actions, no bottom line and no overarching idea, just a bunch of human-shaped sketches on screen. Could have been something, but it wasn't to be...
Reviewed by IWasKnownAsThe1SentenceReviewer 7 / 10

A solid crime/thriller movie

A solid crime/thriller movie (the comedic part is probably only the result of the seemingly clueless but lovable Jackie "Some" Powers, interpreted beautifully by Scott Caan). Great lead duo with strong-as-strontium Marianne Rendón, Powers' adventure companion and only chance to get his son back.J. K. Simmons is very believable in his role of a ruthless "cowboy" (thumb down to the costume designer for the horrible cheap and too big hat, though...). Several reviewers have denounced the empty plot or the sub-plot involving Frank Grillo; on the contrary, this seamless story is very enjoyable to follow.
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