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‘Laws of Man’ Review: U.S. Marshals Chase Their Tails in a Lukewarm Cold War Thriller
1963-set conspiracy tale never quite finds its footing, despite a cast that includes Dermot Mulroney, Keith Carradine, Graham Greene and Harvey Keitel.
Based in state capitol Carson City, Frank (Jacob Keohane) and Tommy (Jackson Rathbone) are U.S. marshals who’ve driven 15 hours into the remotest Nevada desert terrain to arrest one Crash Mooncalf (Richard Brake) and his criminal gang. Significant figures that turn up later on include an FBI agent Tommy fought with in the Korean War (Christopher El), his icy superior ( Keith Carradine) and a foreign scientist (Chase Gutzmore) employed on a top-secret project. Likewise, the pedestrian design contributions keep “Laws of Man” from attaining higher ground, with Daniel Troyer’s cinematography and Ching-Shan Chang’s original score echoing yesteryear’s basic B-movie competency minus any sense of style or irony.
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