Purgatory Flats

Purgatory Flats


Starring:Amanda Foreman, Vincent Ventresca, Jason Brooks, John Jabaley, Alexandra Holden, Robert Wu, Pat Corley, Ford Rainey, Kevin Alejandro, Gregg Henry, Nicholas Turturro, Brian Austin Green, David Markey, Royce D. Applegate
Director: Harris Done
Studio: Dej Productions Inc
Product Type: DVD
Purgatory Flats
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Now why had I never heard of this before?
  • NEXT STOP IS HELL
  • Good Solid Flick
Purgatory Flats
Starring: Amanda Foreman , Vincent Ventresca , Jason Brooks , John Jabaley , and Robert Wu
Director: Harris Done
Manufacturer: DEJ Productions
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0000VLKUI
Release Date: 2004-01-06

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Now why had I never heard of this before? .......2006-05-15

This is such a fun movie! I loved it. The actors play it straight, real low-key (except for the Very Angry Brother) and smart. It's so well put together! Loads of grit and such a nicely done ending. So many movies just can't cut it to the end, they turn sour; but this one has a satisfying finish as well as a strong start. I'm so glad I got it.
I just can't understand why I never heard anything about it before I hunted up stuff Vince Ventresca was in. (Ok, so I've started watching movies with specific actors in them, which I swore I'd never do. Sue me. He's good.)

Oh, plot? um, Doctor gets chucked in jail for a few, gets out and doesn't want to go back to LA. Ends up in the little town of the title, Purgatory Flats. Gets caught up in the wake of a shooting... Thing is, you completely understand everyone in the movie, why they do what they do, all the bad decisions they make. It's all the sort of stuff that people do every day, how the little things just slide you right into disaster.

There's a little cheeze (chase scene anyone) - but everyone likes a little cheese, and they don't overdo it.

5 out of 5 stars NEXT STOP IS HELL.......2004-11-27

PURGATORY FLATS enters the "Body Heat" territory in this well-crafted, keenly directed femme fatale story. Vincent Ventresca plays Dr. Thomas Reed, a man whose life was cruelly changed when his wife is killed in a car accident in which he was driving drunk. He is sentenced to five years in prison and upon his release he refuses the help of his brother (Jason Brooks), and hitchhikes to a small town called Purgatory Flats. There he meets the seductively sexy Sunny (Alexandra Holden). She is married to a no-good drug addict named Owen who is wounded seriously in a drug deal gone bad. Dr. Tom comes on to the scene and tries to help save Owen. However, Owen's uncle Dean (Gregg Henry) doesn't want two time offender Owen to be put in jail, so he forces Tom to go with him to their house to nurse Owen back to health. There we meet Owen's older brother, Randy (Brian Austin Green), who is AWOL and a brutal redneck himself.
From here, Tom becomes more and more involved and ensuing mayhem, murder and deception run rampant.
A clever script and top notch performances make this sleeper a keeper. Ventresca is excellent as Tom, showing his guilt over the death of his wife, his ineffective attempt at celibacy, and his desperation in his situation. Holden sizzles as the young Mata Hari, combining a teen innocence with an older woman's cunning. Green (Knots Landing) is perfect as redneck Randy, and Gregg Henry gives a solid performance as the treacherous uncle.
PURGATORY FLATS moves along in a quiet ominous mood, and it's plot twist may be predictable, but it still has a punch.

4 out of 5 stars Good Solid Flick.......2004-02-28

After spending five years in prison, Dr. Thomas Reed, played by the incomparable Vincent Ventresca, exiles himself to Purgatory Flats and winds up tending bar. He soon meets the luscious, angel-faced Sunny (Alexandra Holden). "You are wicked." he tells her. "You have no idea." she replies as she sips her Slo Comfortable Screw and languidly drags on her cig. Reed finds himself entwined in the violent troubles of her family and the femme fatale story unfolds set against the desolation and desperation of the oil-drained western town.

Canny direction. Great performances. Superb entourage work. And some lust scenes that sizzle like the sun in Purgatory.
Purgatory Flats
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A GREAT ACTION THRILLER!!!
  • A under rated film
Purgatory Flats
Starring: Brian Austin Green , Gregg Henry , Vincent Ventresca , and Alexandra Holden
Director: Harris Done
Manufacturer: First Look Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000A2X47Y
Release Date: 2005-08-24

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A GREAT ACTION THRILLER!!!.......2006-07-19

THIS MOVIE STARRING THE BEAUTIFUL ALEXANDRA HOLDEN IS A GREAT ACTION/THRILLER. NOT A LOT OF SPECIAL EFFECTS AND NO LARGE BUDGET...BUT NOT A BAD MOVIE!! CHECK IT OUT!!

5 out of 5 stars A under rated film.......2006-02-09

I watched this movie on Showtime a few weeks ago. It is a really good movie. It is not what you expect. The cinemaography (I know I spelt that wrong..lol) is really good. I like the story line. I think this is Brian Austin Greenes first film that seperates him from anything he has ever done. The story line is good.

I know there will be people out there that may not like. Truly a matter of preference but I did enjoy it. I liked and I think if you are looking for something different. Give it a try.

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