The Hollow Point (2016)

The Hollow Point: Directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego. With Patrick Wilson, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, Lynn Collins. A new sheriff of a small town along the U.S. u0026 Mexico border investigates a drug cartel deal that went horribly wrong.

“u0026quot;The Hollow Pointu0026quot; is a movie that feels lazily and cynically assembled by a committee. It looks good, has some really violent moments, and some dependable stars. Who cares if it doesnu0026#39;t make sense, or you donu0026#39;t care about any of the characters?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt becomes clear early on that you donu0026#39;t need to make any investment into the characters not only because the movie doesnu0026#39;t adequately explain who they are or what they want, but also because you know they are going to get maimed and mutilated in some pretty gruesome and graphic ways, that only the special effects people seem to understand the repercussions of.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCase in point: early on, our hero, if thatu0026#39;s who he is, is attacked by a madman wielding a machete, who hacks off one of his limbs. This is depicted every bit as violently as you might expect. Does he go into shock, pass out from blood loss, and die? Does he manage to get help, go to hospital, recover, learn to live without the limb, quit the police force, because Iu0026#39;m pretty sure a one-armed-man would be ineligible for service, and live out his days on disability?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNo.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHe apparently drags himself to the house of his partner – if thatu0026#39;s who he is – bleeds on the guyu0026#39;s walls, and waits politely until sun up.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen he finally goes to hospital, he asks wryly about the chance of the limb being found and reattached, to which the doctor or nurse makes an almost cruelly flippant response.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s a grim-dark, bleak, nihilistic thriller, see?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSee?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eExcept you couldnu0026#39;t really blame her, because it was an idiotic question, but nowhere near the idiocy he showed by not going to a hospital right away. She should have found the limb and slapped him with it.”