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Mercy (1995)

Mercy (1995)
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A rich but bigoted man is forced to confront his ugliest prejudices face to face in this thriller. Frank Kramer (John Rubinstein) is a successful but narrow-minded attorney who comes home one day to discover that his daughter Nicole (Rhea Silver-Smith) is missing. Kramer shortly receives a telephone call from someone who claims to be holding his daughter hostage and gives him instructions to visit a pay phone in one of the most crime-ridden ghettos in New York City. Furious, but too worried not to follow orders, Kramer does as he's told and takes a call at the public phone -- only to be told to go to another phone booth in another, equally dangerous part of town. As Kramer dashes from telephone to telephone while being confronted by muggers, drug dealers, prostitutes, and angry people who simply don't want him in their neighborhood, it becomes evident that the kidnappers aren't just interested in money -- they have a personal grudge against Kramer, and they want their revenge to be psychological as much as financial. In time, Kramer discovers that he does indeed know one of the kidnappers -- Ruby (Amber Kain), the daughter of Kramer's maid, who has pulled the job with the help of her boyfriend -- and he discovers that his ex-wife is no more sympathetic to him than Ruby and her partner. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
John Rubinstein, Amber Kain, (more)
Director(s):
Richard Shepard
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Mercy

A rich but bigoted man is forced to confront his ugliest prejudices face to face in this thriller. Frank Kramer (John Rubinstein) is a successful but narrow-minded attorney who comes home one day to discover that his daughter Nicole (Rhea Silver-Smith) is missing. Kramer shortly receives a telephone call from someone who claims to be holding his daughter hostage and gives him instructions to visit a pay phone in one of the most crime-ridden ghettos in New York City. Furious, but too worried not to follow orders, Kramer does as he's told and takes a call at the public phone -- only to be told to go to another phone booth in another, equally dangerous part of town. As Kramer dashes from telephone to telephone while being confronted by muggers, drug dealers, prostitutes, and angry people who simply don't want him in their neighborhood, it becomes evident that the kidnappers aren't just interested in money -- they have a personal grudge against Kramer, and they want their revenge to be psychological as much as financial. In time, Kramer discovers that he does indeed know one of the kidnappers -- Ruby (Amber Kain), the daughter of Kramer's maid, who has pulled the job with the help of her boyfriend -- and he discovers that his ex-wife is no more sympathetic to him than Ruby and her partner. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
85 mins

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Director(s):
Richard Shepard
Writer(s):
Richard Shepard
Producer(s):
Rocky Collins, Richard Shepard, Rolfe Kent
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Not For Children, Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Sexual Situations)
Categories:
Mystery & Suspense
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    SUSAN RENEE T.

    Poor acting, poor directing, I can't believe I sat through the whole thing. I think I was just waiting for something good to happen but it never did. Don't waste your time with this one.

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    Cameron B.

    With Sam Rockwell as a seemingly devious villain and John Rubinstein as the power-mogul-no-longer-in-control, this seemed like an interesting premise. First of all, the bigotry and depth of Rubinstein's character is like a mud-puddle, not so much a bigot, but a general career obsessed jerk. Sam Rockwell plays not a diabolical genius, but a moron looking to make a man he has no connection to suffer for no apparent reason other than a cheap thrill with his girlfriend. Rife with plot holes, non-existent acting and poor lighting and sound, my advice is skip it. For some actual performances from Rockwell get either Frost/Nixon or Moon when it comes out.

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    Stuart F.

    In comparison to Richard Shephard’s later work “The Matador” (which is great), this movie is a DOG.

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