CrimeYear2018Duration1h 31mIMDb4.7

Dark Meridian

Name: Dark Meridian
Genre: Crime,Thriller
Released: 2018-01-05
Rating: 4.7

CrimeThriller

A corrupt New Orleans detective gets caught up in a fight between two criminal gangs while on a stake out. To survive the night, he must find a killer on the run and take him out before the killer reaches his other targets.

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Cast

Rankin Hickman

Director

Billy Slaughter

Patrick Fox

Dave Davis

Tevi Marek

James Moses Black

Detective Spencer Soleno

Jody Mullins

Eddie Pope

Alexander Babara

Andrei Bogza

Ronnie Lamarque

Oren Marek

Paul Rae

Coda

Christopher Berry

Vic Garvan

David Kallaway

Lenny Marek

Oscar Gale

Luther Knoss

Clint James

Jack Garvan

Deneen Tyler

Dot

Dustan Costine

Henchmen #1

Walter Mall

Henchman #2

Tadasay Young

Bartender

Julia Caron

Coda's Girl

Rankin Hickman

Writer

Comments

2 Comments

user4948271465349Nov 22, 2022

A hitman takes out a group of people who belong to the Marek mob. The Mareks want revenge and have the man delivered by their rivals...but is he the right man? The film centers on Spencer (James Moses Black) a crooked New Orleans cop who helps the Mereks and the young Tevi Merek (Dave Davis) who rides around with Spencer looking for the assassin. The film is an interesting crime drama. It is low budget and much of it takes place in a warehouse, but so did "Reservoir Dogs." Nice twist ending. Worth viewing once for fans of the genre. The main problem with the feature is it is not chronological and for no real reason other than to create a subplot where there doesn't need to be one. Guide: F-word. Brief sex. No nudity.

KnomJean♡Nov 22, 2022

Known primarily (as per his IMDb resume) as 'Miscellaneous Crew' in the film industry, his first time attempt as Writer and Director - Rankin Hickman produced a surprisingly fun and entertaining little gem of a film! I would have never guessed this was his first attempt as director, as he was on point with all the camera shots/angles and captured the scenes quite well and certainly directed his actors to portray their characters perfectly... better than some seasoned directors in recent films I've seen. Sure, this type of story has been done many times before, but considering this was Hickman's writing and directorial debut, this is one of the better ones, clearly produced on a budget with no huge Hollywood backing. It even has a nice unexpected twist. All the actors gave very solid performances, especially James Moses Black, who was very convincing as Detective Spencer Soleno. Even novice film actor Dave Davis as the youngest Marek gave a solid performance. I don't think either of these actors were leads in any major film production before this film (mainly TV shows, extras and short films) and deserve the credit for their performances. Granted, this is by no means some big budget Hollywood production with A-list actors, but I was still just as entertained. I really don't have any negative critique for this film, maybe the pace a little slow at times, but the decent score made it vaguely noticeable. The plot had some small issues, but again, this was still very well done for a first-attempt writer. It's refreshing to see up-and-coming talent exploring in new areas of film outside their wheelhouses and succeeding. Would I see this film again and/or recommend it? Most certainly. A well deserved 8/10 from me.

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