Bad Turn Worse (2013)

Bad Turn Worse: Directed by Simon Hawkins, Zeke Hawkins. With Mackenzie Davis, Logan Huffman, Jeremy Allen White, William Devane. Three Texas teens hope to make a break for it and escape their dead-end existence in a cotton-mill town but get sucked into the seedy underbelly of organized crime when one of them steals from the wrong man.

“Bad Turn Worse is a crime thriller done without big budget, but still manages to entertain. It presents good script, murky atmosphere of rural town and fresh partially ironic take on crime drama. The movie is not without flaws though, the pacing might suffer at times and despite some good twist the characters fall into stereotypical teen early on.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a story of three teenagers who live in Texas dusty town. One of them decides to steal from the mob, a poorly made decisions that drag all of them into gradually escalating situation. Itu0026#39;s a bit slow to build-up on first act as the teens only exchange banters. The plot takes speed after a while, although itu0026#39;s still marred on a couple of scenes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe premise is seemingly simple, yet the script is smart and it delivers nice twists in timely manner . Acting is good for the three leads, they look juvenile, desperately determined and wanting promise of better life. The chemistry works by meshing these bored boorish characters together in much more adult condition than they are supposed to have.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat set apart this movie from mediocrity is the occasional moments of fresh delivery amidst its bleak visual. Several of the scenes are interestingly done, a bit self-aware, surprisingly bloody and a very reminisces of classic pulp fiction.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHaving many genre familiarities, it can be a bit stereotypical and the display of boredom might be stagnant, but with its fine performance and good material, Bad Turn Worse is an engaging human and crime drama.”