10 Cent Pistol Explained

10 Cent Pistol is a 2014 American crime thriller film directed by Michael C. Martin and starring Jena Malone.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

When a high-stakes scheme goes horribly wrong, two brothers must take on the craziest job of their criminal careers, and pray they get out alive.

Cast

• Jena Malone as Danneel
• JT Alexander as Jake
• Damon Alexander as Easton
• Joe Mantegna as Punchy
• Adam Arkin as Nir Zir
• Brendan Sexton III as Donny
• Thomas Ian Nicholas as H-Wood
• Jessica Szohr as Chelsea
• Emilio Rivera as Melville
• Amir Talai as Amir

Distribution

The film's producers' ran a Kickstarter campaign to facilitate distribution. The campaign was successful, beating their $10,000 target by $1,161. However, they faced criticism from the project's backers when they failed to deliver the rewards that were promised.^[4]

Reception

The film has a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven critic reviews, with an average rating of 5/10.^[5] Clayton Dillard of Slant Magazine gave the film two stars out of four.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Harvey. Dennis. Film Review: '10 Cent Pistol'. 24 July 2015. Variety. 11 August 2017.
2. Web site: DeFore. John. '10 Cent Pistol': Film Review. 21 July 2015. The Hollywood Reporter. 11 August 2017.
3. News: Rechtshaffen. Michael. Review '10 Cent Pistol' wants to be pulp fiction but misfires. 23 July 2015. Los Angeles Times. 11 August 2017.
4. Web site: 10 Cent Pistol - A Movie with Joe Mantegna and Jena Malone. Kickstarter. 13 October 2017.
5. Web site: 10 Cent Pistol. Rotten Tomatoes. 12 December 2018.
6. Dillard. Clayton. 10 Cent Pistol. 19 July 2015. Slant Magazine. 11 August 2017.