Rebel Ridge
Came out; 2024
Time; 2 hour 11 Minutes
Watched: Netflix
Rated: TV-MA
IMDB Rating; 6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
Tomato Meter 96%
Popcorn Meter 71%
Caution; Spoiler Alert
Staring;
Aaron Pierre as Terry Richmond
Don Johnson as Chief Sandy Burnne
AnnaSophia Robb as Summer McBride
David Denman as Officer Evan Marston
Story Line;
An ex Marine on his way to bail out his cousin from jail finds himself pushed against the wall by a high handed and corrupt chief of police. He then has no option but to confront the cop and despite strong resistance he fights his way out to complete his mission
Thoughts:
This movie had a good plot, good acting and a great cast. It was very well put together just a bit too long.
I honestly don't know where they could have cut from, but I just felt like it went on and on. I also wish the ending would have been slightly more explained.
Spoiler Alert: They pit maneuver the chief then decide they should all be good? I wish they would have been something noted as to why all the police officers decided to change their mind and were no longer on the side of the chief.
CAUTION; Spoiler Alert
Terry Richmond, a Marine Corps veteran, cycles into the town of Shelby Springs, Louisiana to post bail for his cousin Mike Simmons and buy a pickup truck so they can make an honest living. He is rammed and detained by two police officers, Evan Marston and Steve Lann, who seize his $36,000 via civil forfeiture, despite the money being legitimate.
The courthouse clerk, Elliot, refuses to help Terry. Another employee, Summer McBride, promises to prepare the forms in case Terry can get the required $10,000 before Mike's Thursday transfer to state prison where he would be in danger for informing on a gangster. Terry goes to the police station and tries to report the cash as stolen to Officer Jessica Sims. He is confronted by Lann and police chief Sandy Burnne. Terry offers to drop the matter if he gets $10,000 back for bail and is told to return and resolve the issue on Monday.
On Monday, Terry arrives at the station but is told that the bus transferring Mike has just left. He catches up on his bike and tells Mike to stay safe until he posts bail. Terry calls his former business partner Liu but is informed that he can no longer send money because police raided his restaurant. Terry returns to the station and repeats his offer, but Burnne refuses despite saying it was reasonable. A close quarters combat expert, he subdues Lann and Burnne, and forces Sims to hand over the bail money and help him escape. Terry manages to post bail with Summer's help but is detained.
Terry is taken to a hospital by Marston and Burnne. The chief tells him that Mike was stabbed after processing and offers the remaining $26,000, the truck he was going to buy, and to not pursue charges if he leaves town. Terry accepts and is informed by hospital staff that Mike died. While getting a ride out of town that evening from Summer, Terry declines to help her investigate cases of people being held in jail for 90 days over misdemeanors.
That night, after picking up the truck, Terry receives a call from Summer, who was injected with drugs by police, and returns to help. The next morning, she must take a urine test after the court is informed about her drug use, which jeopardizes her child custody. As Terry leaves town, Lann flags him down, throws a gun into his car, and shoots him. Terry escapes and regroups with Summer at Liu's restaurant, where Liu, a Chinese medic during the Korean War, patches him up.
That night, Summer and Terry interrogate Elliot and the judge, who reveal a coverup to avoid transparency measures imposed after a legal settlement nearly bankrupted the town. People are held for 90 days on misdemeanors, so they are unable to get public defenders to seek production of their police dashcam arrest footage before the data retention period expires. Terry and Summer break into the courthouse basement and retrieve the SD cards as police arrive and start a fire. He escapes, but she is captured trying to destroy her urine sample.
Terry and Lann arrange a swap: Summer for the cards at Rebel Ridge the following morning. While Lann and an armed police contingent wait at the exchange site, Terry breaks into the police station using the truck and subdues Burnne. He gives Sims a loaded gun believing that she is "Serpico" (the officer who provided information to Summer). But Sims detains Terry as the cop's return. Lann destroys the cards and reveals that Summer is at risk of overdosing. Marston protests, which makes Terry realize that he is actually "Serpico." Marston is shot in the femoral by Burnne and starts bleeding out. Burnne tells the cops to kill Terry and pin Marston's death on him, but Terry defeats the officers who approach him, including Lann.
Marston tells Terry to activate a police cruiser siren, saving the previous three minutes of dashcam footage, and walks Terry through administering Narcan on Summer. The three flee in the cruiser with police in pursuit. When ordered to do a PIT maneuver, Sims takes out Burnne's vehicle instead and detains him. The remaining cops escort them to the hospital and report that state police are incoming. Marston and Summer are admitted, after which Terry secures the incriminating dashcam footage and sits in a hallway.
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