Warning Shot

source: Warning Shot

All right, I need you to loosen the guy up. He's old, all right? Do not kill him. The only thing I wondered afterward was "Why for God sake was this movie made?". I'm not saying that this was the most horrible film of the year. Or the most superfluous release ever. There were some positive things in it. And in a certain way, it was sometimes far from bad even. But in the end, it was only a simplistic storyline and little to nothing innovative. The only thing that stayed with me is that you got an unpleasant feeling while watching. The way Rainy (Guillermo Diaz) addressed and dealt with the kidnapped persons was rather intimidating. An agitated character who's completely out of control after consuming some kind of soft drugs. You just felt that it was a difficult situation for Audrey (Tammy Blanchard) and her daughter Cheyenne (Onata Aprile). But that's the only thing in this film that can be called exciting. For the rest, it's quite weak. Everything revolves around the claiming of water rights by Bobby (David Spade). Something his ancient grandfather failed in doing. And apparently, he can only achieve this by sending two vicious-looking characters to the elderly owner. To exert a little pressure. What Bobby didn't know was that the latter had already died. The only ones they find in the old man's house are the daughter Audrey and granddaughter Cheyenne. And the only plan that those two bums can come up with is to kidnap these two people who happen to be present. What follows is a precarious situation where one kidnapper (Dwight Henry as Jawari) tries to keep the other in line (clearly that these two bunglers don't really know each other). And when someone unexpectedly shows up at the door, Ryan gets even more agitated. Apart from the lesser known actors, you will notice a number of familiar faces. The most well-known person is, of course, the comedian David Spade as the go-getter Bobby who apparently has to prove himself towards his grandfather Calvin (Bruce Dern, known face number two). Personally, I don't think David Spade belongs to the crème de la crème when it comes to comedy. Usually, these are forgettable, nonsense comedies that are far from funny. I thought he'd make a funny comment at any moment. His contribution was reasonably mediocre. Bruce Dern's acting was also fairly limited. Certainly compared to his part in "The Hateful Eight" as General Sandy Smithers. And finally, you'll also recognize James Earl Jones in a tiny role as a sort of notary. Also an insignificant role for such a well-known star. What remains are the leads. Their acting is nevertheless of a reasonable level. For example, I found the interaction between Tammy Blanchard and Onata Aprile very convincing. Maybe at times, it was a bit overly sentimental and Cheyenne came across as inexperienced. But that didn't really bother me. Also, the acting of Guillermo Diaz was generally good. He managed to picture Ryan as an unstable character. Although his frantic attempt to sound like an accomplished psychiatrist was a bit absurd. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough to make it an interesting film. The motive itself was already far-fetched. The final denouement sounded even more nonsensical. Nope, "Warning Shot" certainly isn't a great film. So, you don't want to waste time? Better you skip it then.

Audrey (Tammy Blanchard ) and her daughter (Onata Aprile ) are held captive in their home by a bad guy (Guillermo Díaz) and a not so bad guy (Dwight Henry). Also in the mix is a visitor (Frank Whaley). This is all over er um water rights. Yup water rights and they are not even sure if Audrey has the rights. During the credits, the film is grindhouse grainy with a great soundtrack and then it shows us a different film. Bruce Dern stays in bed and David Spade waits to the end of the film to start acting. James Earl Jones has a minor role. Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

I couldn't even finish the movie. I was well over halfway through and found myself not caring what happened. I think the story in general is interesting, but just executed poorly.

Mercifully it is only 87 minutes long. Poorly written, poorly directed, unevenly acted, and generally implausible despite being based on a true story, the movie is alternately painful to watch, boring, and insulting to the viewer. There are a few decent performances. Bruce Dern, James Earle Jones, and one or two others are OK, and Onata Aprile as the little girl did a very good job. Beyond that the acting is shallow and weak. In a movie with almost no story where people are being senselessly terrorized the viewer needs some depth of meaning or character to make the terror watchable. None here. The movie doesn't ring true, as if the creators are from another planet and have no real sense of how people actually behave. The movie did inspire me to learn about the actual case in order to try to understand what may have actually happened. The movie makers repeatedly commit two unforgivable sins too often found in action and horror films. One, when given the chance to thwart the aggressors and gain control the victims are inept. Lacking imagination, the movie makers simply hope the viewer will not notice. Second, villains and criminals, even dumb ones, generally act in a way that will minimize the possible consequences of their actions and achieve their goals with the least risk and effort. Not here. The ending was slightly satisfying, so I added an additional star to my rating.

Kind of expected funny from David Spade but not disappointed ! he is rather talented ,,, James Earl Jones always in Fine form and the rest of the cast worked together nicely kept me interested definite watch and yes I would watch it again !

This is just the same low budget trash that goes straight to DVD and in my opinion it shouldn't even exist.

Terrible movie not worth watching the acting was horrible not even worth one star

Not worth any words it's so bad. Script written by grade 6?

This movie is bad...like really bad. I wasn't expecting much from this however some of the higher rating reviews are pushing this movie up higher than it deserves. The acting is poor and there are parts that I actually thought were dubbed the script/acting is that bad.