It's a quiet little town where nothing happens - until the day the bank is hit for half a million dollars of Indian casino money by a thief wearing a clowns mask. From here the story follows a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse between bank robber and former cop Parker (James Spader) and small-town police officer Ray DeCarlo (David Keith) determined to catch him. Parker doesn't help himself by holing up with a nurse who happens to be DeCarlo's former wife. Throw in a rookie FBI agent, Indians who want their money back, some former friends of Parker who are not so friendly anymore and his fate seems sealed. It's a quiet little town where nothing happens - until the day the bank is hit for half a million dollars by a thief wearing a clowns mask. Are far back as i can remember, whenever i caught sight of the Promark Logo, i found myself intrigued, one for the fact that the movies that they made always attracted have decent names and two, the directors behind the movies had always done something that stuck in the film fan's memory.<br/><br/>A case in point, "The StickUp" Directed by Rowdy Herrington, had begun his filmmaking career under the watchful eye of Cassian Elwes and Elliot Kastner, when Palasade Pictures was up and running as too did John McTiernan when he made his debut feature "Nomads" but back to where i was, but Herrington's feature "Jacks Back" Starring James Spader, was what i thought would have been a long a fruitful career pitch into other subjects within that dark rooted thriller genre, much like McTiernan….However<br/><br/>Time Is a funny thing, Herrington went on to make Bruce Willis action thriller and McTiernan, well we all know where he ended up, you know if i didn't know any better, this review would almost feel like one of those six degrees scenarios, McTiernan/Herrington/Willis/Spader, as very wild mix.<br/><br/>However the thing to which i was aspiring to say with regards to the company Promark, as diverse as they are, mixing the concepts with every movie, they just don't seem to very good, it's not that anything they make is bad, is just a simple case of what are we doing here, haven't we seen this all before?<br/><br/>Such is the problem this movie, Spader a cop on the edge, a marriage breakup and a dead partner, decides to skip the bright lights and seedy streets of the big smoke for the quiet tranquil of small town americana, whilst there he meets a nurse in a bar, sleeps with her, does her dishes and then disappears of to the local bank dressed a Bozo the clown and proceeds to rob it, or does he?<br/><br/>I Guess i'm treading the same ground when i say, haven't we seen this all before, the dvd i watched this on had no extras, so i could hear no excuses from said director or star on why they would commit to such a same old movie, in saying that, Herrington was responsible for writing this movie, and Promark where responsible for releasing it.<br/><br/>As i said the dvd, had no extras, but it did have about have a dozen trailers of forthcoming Promark Product, Oh Dear Me! I'm sure the make money back through selling these movies on video, because there is no way on earth, they would ever make a bean on the big screen, even if this movie did have David Keith masquerading as a good guy deputy sheriff who isn't quite.<br/><br/>In the end of the day, it was a movie, take it or leave it, my appetite will not be diminished by "The StickUp" poor attempt to entertain because i'm that the next movie will do just the same, especially if it hails from under the wing of Promark.<br/><br/>I think i'll save my money, and maybe make my own movie, that sounds like a Neat Idea, who should i call, Let me think. Parker (James Spader) meets Natalie (Leslie Stefanson) in a bar and has one night stand with her. On the next day, the local bank is robbed and Parker is chased and wounded by the police. The FBI rookie agent Rick Kendall (John Livingstone) is assigned for the case. This low budget movie was a great surprise for me. With a screenplay with lots of plot points, and two excellent lead actors (James Spader and John Livingstone), is a very worthwhile entertainment, recommended for fans of police story. The plot is great and the location were this film takes place is very beautiful, with wonderful landscapes. My vote is eight. <br/><br/>Title (Brazil): `Perseguição Implacável' (`Implacable Chase')
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