Give 'Em Hell, Malone

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Give 'Em Hell, Malone
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Directed by Russell Mulcahy
Written byMark Hosack
Produced byErik Anderson
Johnny Martin
Brian Oliver
Richard Rionda Del Castro
Richard Salvatore
Starring Thomas Jane
Ving Rhames
Elsa Pataky
CinematographyJonathan Hall
Edited byRobert A. Ferretti
Music by David C. Williams
Production
companies
Malone Productions
North by Northwest Productions
Continental Entertainment Capitol
Blue Rider Finance
Distributed byHannibal Pictures
Release dates
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million

Give 'Em Hell, Malone is a 2009 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Thomas Jane, Ving Rhames and Elsa Pataky. [1]

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Plot

An ex-private eye turned gun for hire named Malone is hired to retrieve a suitcase from a building full of armed mobsters, but a violent shootout ensues and Malone is eventually left as the only survivor. Suspecting a set-up, he retains the only noteworthy item contained in the case - a small painted animal referred to as "the meaning of love" - for himself, prompting several different parties in the employ of a local gangster - Whitmore - to pursue Malone in attempt to discern the meaning of the case's contents.

After a series of violent encounters leaving many dead, Malone eventually confronts Whitmore, who admits he was responsible for hiring Malone and planted the toy - a keepsake belonging to Malone's young son - as a means to trick Malone into exterminating Whitmore's criminal help, allowing Whitmore to become a legitimate businessman without worrying about being tainted by potential loose ends from his criminal past. Malone kills Whitmore and phones his (Malone's) wife and son - previously presumed dead - but does not engage them in conversation.

A title-over at the end reads, "To Be Continued...".

Cast

Release

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray January 26, 2010. [2]

Critical reception

Tyler Foster of DVD Talk gave the film a negative review, calling it "a movie that's groan-worthy when it follows the beaten path and annoying when it tries to subvert it" and unfavorably compared it to Frank Miller's The Spirit . [3] Brian Pisco for Pajiba had similar feelings, stating that the film "sets up asskickery that never comes about.". [4]

Sequel

A sequel to the film was announced in 2021, with Jane and Hosack returning as actor and screenwriter respectively. [5] [6]

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