Blood Simple (Director's Cut)

2017 • 95 minutes

About this movie

The directorial debut from brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, 1984 neo noir thriller, Blood Simple is a masterclass in filmmaking. Abby (Frances Mcdormand) is cheating on her bar owner husband, Marty (Dan Hedaya) with Ray (John Getz) one of the bartenders. Marty uncovers their sordid affair and is so enraged by their deceit that he hires Visser (M. Emmet Walsh), an unscrupulous detective, to kill both of them. Unbeknown to Marty, Visser had other, more lucrative plans of his own. So begins a calculating round of lies round of lies and deceit that build to a chilling, suspense filled climax.

Ratings and reviews

First Cohen brothers film sets the standard for the rest, very good!

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