DVD Movie Rating for: A Better Way to Die

4 out of 5

Movie Plot of: A Better Way to Die

Set along the highways of the U.S. heartland, the story follows the journey of an ex-cop who is inadvertently thrust into a fierce struggle between the FBI and the Chicago underworld, both of which are searching for a missing federal agent who holds the key to the syndicate's demise.

DVD Production Details of: A Better Way to Die

Director: Scott Wiper

Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen

Studio: Columbia/Tristar Studios

DVD Release Date: February 13, 2001

Cast of the movie: A Better Way to Die

• Andre Braugher .... Cleveland
• Scott Wiper .... Boomer
• Lou Diamond Phillips .... Special Agent William 'Bill' Dexter
• Natasha Henstridge .... Kelly
• Matt Gallini .... Laslov
• Wayne Duvall .... Rifkin
• Carmen Argenziano .... Carlos
• Jeanine Basinger .... Sexton's Wife
• John Basinger .... Sexton
• Deputy Brett Blake .... Sheriff's Deputy
• Dan Buran .... Store Clerk
• Bernard Canepari .... Sheriff
• Jack Conley .... Fletcher
• Jim Conrad .... Miles
• Sheriff Gary Demastry .... Sheriff's Deputy
• Deputy Jeff Dixon .... Sheriff's Deputy
• John Farris .... Fagan
• Conner Greene .... Salvi's Son
• Dick Hagerman .... Deputy Ray
• Richard Haje .... The Mute
• Rick Hoffman .... Regis
• Mirjana Jokovic .... Salvi
• London King .... Cheryl
• B'nard Lewis .... Sweet Lou
• Morgan Lund .... Fisherman
• Kirk McKinney .... Spaz
• Rolando Molina .... Chach
• Jefferson Moore .... Harrison James
• Zachary Mott .... Tex
• Joe Pantoliano .... Flash
• Benjamin John Parrillo .... Cooper
• Lt. David Peck .... Sheriff's Deputy
• Detective Andy Roberts .... Sheriff's Deputy
• Joe Romeo .... Elevator Henchman
• John Robert Thompson .... Bureua Director

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Reviews of the movie: A Better Way to Die

A Better Way To Die is a action-packed,dark-comedy about a ex-chicago-cop named "Boomer" who quits the force after his partner is killed in a undercover drug bust by ruthless gangters, and desides to go up north to wire things up with his estranged girlfriend, but on the way he gets robbed,shot at,beaten,framed,and his girlfriend killed in the process, and is mistakenly identified as a missing FBI agent the Chicago mob and corrupt FBI agents are trying to track down which leads Boomer to a quest of bloodshed and revenge.

A Better Way to die is the best action-packed film of the year 2000, and its dark humor and hilarious gun fights and won't leave viewers disapointed. I highly recommend A BETTER WAY TO DIE.

Authentic action thriller
I was pleasantly surprised with this flick, as it looked like a typical and un-original action film whereas it turned out to be fairly original and extremely entertaining. The central character is called "Boomer" and is played by Scott Wiper who is a very talented actor, director and writer and it seemed as though he put a lot of thought and effort into this movie, which really pays off. The opening scene is one of the best i've seen for a long time and is obviously influenced by the 'Quentin Tarantino' style of writing and film-making...which of course is a good thing. I was also surprised at the strength of the cast, which includes such hollywood names as Lou Diamond Phillips, Joe Pantoliano, Natasha Henstridge and Andre Braugher.

The highlight of this film has to be Andre Braugher's character 'Cleveland'. Cleveland is a fairly complex character and quite humerous, he's an assassin with a good heart and really makes the film much more entertaining (as do most of the characters). However, I was quite disappointed with some of this film as the big names such as Natasha Henstridge and Joe Pantoliano hardly get any screen time and I was very disappointed as I thought these actors/actresses would be significant characters, which they weren't. All in all 'A Better Way To Die" is an extremely entertaining action flick which takes you on a roller-coaster ride of action and surprises.