Preston Tylk (2000)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Jon Bokenkamp

Writer (WGA):

Jon Bokenkamp (written by)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

Preston Tylk is an ordinary guy living in Seattle. When he discovers that his wife, Emily, whom he adores, is having an affair, he is devastated. Storming out of the house, he returns later only to find her brutally murdered. |

Cast

Luke Wilson	...	Preston Tylk
Norman Reedus	...	Jonathan Casey
Dennis Farina	...	Dick Muller
Mili Avital	...	Emily Tylk
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Dillon
Tom Kelly	...	Randy
T.J. Thyne	...	Art Casey
Scott Nath	...	Student
Clifford Fetters	...	Wally (as Cliff Fetters)
Casi Nicole Wilkerson	...	Paramedic
Lyssa Orchid	...	Neighbor
Jonah Rodriguez	...	Police Officer
Andrew Wilson	...	Police Officer
Greg Michaels	...	Police Officer
Jonathan Kedj	...	Police Officer

Also Known As:

Bad Seed (USA) (new title)
Lethal Mistake - Bis zum letzten Atemzug (Germany) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (video rating) | Germany:16 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, USA

Company:

Cutting Edge Entertainment

Quotes:

Jonathan Casey: If I have to take away everything that matters to you, I swear to God I will break you. Then I'm gonna kill you.

Movie Connections:

References Apache Drums (1951)

Soundtrack:

Gone Too Long

Another Bad Film Grad Movie

Another movie that makes you nostalgic for the studio system. In a former era Mr. Bokencamp would have been assigned a film like this, struggled to put his stamp on it and come away with, if not a great film, at least a journeyman's knowledge of how a film works. So called independent films like this one, and there seem to be plenty of them, have no particular vision, say nothing that couldn't have been said by a studio hack and strive awkwardly to transcend their genres, revealing only the callowness of their creators. To be sure, Mr. Bokencamp is thwarted by his lead who was not up to the demands of this role but appealing as his relationship with the detective might have been had Mr. Wilson been capable of bringing it off, it really has no place in film noir anyway. If you soft boil this genre it turns to mush.