red rock west ( 1993 ) nicolas cage get embroil in a deadly crime without at first know it and and the dominos lead to increase peril and adventure and misadventure in the wild forlorn american west of the 1990s . red rock west be often brutal and sometimes hilarious and and cage pull off the mixture with his usual sardonic wit and wary ease . be the plot over the top . yes . be dennis hopper perfect a a crazed and almost likable killer . yes . do cage stand a chance . well and you have to watch and see . it never let up and and it take me by surprise the first time i saw it . on second viewing yesterday and i be surprise at how well it hold up and how well construct it be and and how macabre and funny it be at the same time . director ron dahl ( who also help write ) be know more for his tv work and but with rounder and this film he show a deft hand with sensational plot . it save by it humor by the way and and by the caricature . the bar be sleazy and the cop questionable . and do not miss a really inspire cameo by dwight yoakam a a truck driver .