Disturbing the Peace (2020 film)

Disturbing the Peace
Disturbing the Peace
	Film poster
Directed by	York Alec Shackleton
Written by	Chuck Hustmyre
Produced by	Mary Aloe; Daniel Grodnik; Michael Philip;
Starring	Guy Pearce
Cinematography	Curtis Petersen
Edited by	Michael Thomas James
Music by	Michael Thomas
Production; companies	The Wonderfilm Media Corporation; Daniel Grodnik Productions; Aloe Entertainment;
Distributed by	Momentum Pictures
Release date	January 17, 2020;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Box office	$49,104

Disturbing the Peace is a 2020 neo-western action thriller film directed by York Shackleton and starring Guy Pearce. The film follows a police officer who must fight back against a violent outlaw motorcycle club that takes over his small town. The film was poorly received on release.

Plot

After accidentally wounding his partner during a hostage situation, Texas Ranger Jim Dillon moves to the small town of Horse Cave, Kentucky, where he works as an unarmed police officer assisted by Deputy Matt. Learning of his former partner's death, he falls into a deep depression, eased by Catie, a café server and part-time preacher.

One day, a motorcycle gang led by violent criminal Diablo (nicknamed "Scorpion") arrives in Horse Cave, seeking to rob the town's bank and ambush an armored car set to arrive in the town. When Diablo and his gang take over Horse Cave, Jim arms himself and fights back.

Cast

Guy Pearce as Jim Dillon
Blake Shelton as Melissa Joan Graham
Devon Sawa as Diablo
Kelly Greyson as Catie Reynolds
Michael Sirow as Matt
Jacob Grodnik as Jarhead
Dan Southworth as Steve
Michael Bellisario as Pyro
Branscombe Richmond as Big Dog
Dwayne Cameron as Diesel
Barbie Blank as Amanda
Jay Willick as Alex

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 20% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 3/10.^[2] According to Metacritic, which sampled six critics and calculated a weighted average score of 34 out of 100, the film received "generally unfavorable reviews".^[3]

Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com gave the film one star, calling the film a "dull-as-dishwater, paint-by-numbers cinematic hiccup with no discernible reason for being."^[4]

Guy Pearce stated that Disturbing the Peace is one of his worst films, calling it "abysmal".^[5]

References

^ "Disturbing the Peace (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
^ "Disturbing the Peace (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
^ "Disturbing the Peace (2020) Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
^ Kenny, Glenn (January 17, 2020). "Disturbing the Peace Film Review". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ Mecca, Dan (April 21, 2022). "The B-Side - In Conversation with Guy Pearce". The Film Stage. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.

External links

Disturbing the Peace at IMDb

[NUM-1] "Disturbing the Peace (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[:1-2] "Disturbing the Peace (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

[3] "Disturbing the Peace (2020) Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

[4] Kenny, Glenn (January 17, 2020). "Disturbing the Peace Film Review". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[5] Mecca, Dan (April 21, 2022). "The B-Side - In Conversation with Guy Pearce". The Film Stage. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.

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