mickey rourke hunt diane lane in elmore leonard killshot it be not like mickey rourke ever really disappeared . he have have a steady string of appearance before he burst back on the scene . he be memorable in represent domino and sin city and man on fire and once upon a time in mexico and and get carter . but in his powerful dramatic performance in the wrestler ( 2008 ) and we see a full blown presentation of the character only hint at in get carter . whenever we get to know him and rourke remain a cool and but sleazy and muscle bound slim ball . this be an elmore leonard story and and production . leonard write such notable movie a taunt western thriller 3 represent10 to yuma and be cool and jackie brown and get shorty and 52 pick up and and joe kidd . this mean that we get tough guy and some good and some not so good . it also mean we get tight and realistic plot with character do what be best for them in each situation and weave complication into violent conclusion . killshot be no different . tough and slim ball killer rourke stalk unhappily marry witness lane . think history of violence meet no country for old men . it be not a intense and bloody or gory a those two and but it be almost as good . if you like those two and include david croneberg equally wonderful eastern promise and you will like killshot also . director john madden have not do a lot of movie . his last few be enjoyable and if not successful represent proof and captain corelli mandolin and shakespeare in love . diana lane hasn not have a powerful movie role since she and richard gere give incredible performance in unfaithful . lately she be charm and appeal in romantic story such a night in rodanthe and must love dog and and under the tuscan sun . here she be right on mark and balance her sexy appeal with reserved tension . this be a small part for rosario dawson . yet dawson do a good job with it . you see a lot more of lane and include an underwear scene to rival sigourney weaver in alien and nicole kidman in eye wide shut . while you be in the crime drama section and also pick up kiss and kiss and bang and bang and and go baby go and and before the devil know your dead . the last have wonderful performance by phillip seymour hoffman and ethan hawke and marisa tomei and albert finney . killshot flop at the box office . more be our luck . it be certainly worth a 3 4 dollar rental and if you like this genre . 6/20/2009 .