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Too Late

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
4K
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John Hawkes in Too Late (2015)
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CrimeDramaMystery

Explores the tangled relationship between a troubled private investigator and the missing woman he's hired to help find.Explores the tangled relationship between a troubled private investigator and the missing woman he's hired to help find.Explores the tangled relationship between a troubled private investigator and the missing woman he's hired to help find.

  • Director
    • Dennis Hauck
  • Writer
    • Dennis Hauck
  • Stars
    • Dichen Lachman
    • Joanna Cassidy
    • Jeff Fahey
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dennis Hauck
    • Writer
      • Dennis Hauck
    • Stars
      • Dichen Lachman
      • Joanna Cassidy
      • Jeff Fahey
    • 39User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Videos10

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    'Too Late': Steadicam
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    Too Late: Why 35mm (Featurette)
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    Dichen Lachman
    Dichen Lachman
    • Jill
    Joanna Cassidy
    Joanna Cassidy
    • Eleanor Mahler
    Jeff Fahey
    Jeff Fahey
    • Roger
    Natalie Zea
    Natalie Zea
    • Mary Mahler
    Dash Mihok
    Dash Mihok
    • Jesse
    John Hawkes
    John Hawkes
    • Mel Sampson
    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
    • Gordy Lyons
    Crystal Reed
    Crystal Reed
    • Dorothy Mahler
    Rider Strong
    Rider Strong
    • Matthew
    Sydney Tamiia Poitier
    Sydney Tamiia Poitier
    • Veronica
    Helen Sadler
    Helen Sadler
    • Actress
    Vail Bloom
    Vail Bloom
    • Janet Lyons
    David Yow
    David Yow
    • Arthur
    Nik Shriner
    Nik Shriner
    • Obnoxious Laugher
    Vanessa Sheri
    Vanessa Sheri
    • Bikini Girl
    Charlotte Catherine Barlow
    • Bikini Girl
    Brett Jacobsen
    Brett Jacobsen
    • Fontaine
    Aly Trasher
    Aly Trasher
    • Giddyup Girl
    • Director
      • Dennis Hauck
    • Writer
      • Dennis Hauck
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    GManfred

    Labyrinth

    I really like Film Noir and "Too Late" tries to be one but falls short. I appreciate indie films because they avoid the usual Hollywood mainstream stuff and I cut them a lot of slack, but this picture doesn't help you out. It is disjointed and not well written but I think director Dennis Hauck is on to something.

    This effort, however, tends to lose the viewer with time frame juxtaposition which is too clever by half. I had to work at it to sort out the sequence of events and I think I nearly caught up by the end of the picture. Add to this the scenario which often lapses into the surreal and some overwritten dialogue (Dashiel Hammett is safe), and the cake falls.

    John Hawkes was good as the detective but has an emaciated look. He is a stretch to be a hard-boiled 'noir' hero, which is a minor objection, but I hope Hauck perseveres and refines his ideas. There is a need to counteract the current trend toward the populist dreck that shows up in the multiplexes nowadays.
    6JimD73

    Too Late gets swallowed by its impressive gimmick

    Too Late is halfway decent noir story anchored by a more than decent lead, but it lets itself get swallowed by its gimmicks. The movie is presented as a series of five twenty-odd minute one-take shots, with mixed results. The opening segment has some neat tricks behind it, including getting star John Hawkes from one end of town to another while maintaining action at a fixed point, and the reveals in the last are effective. But not all of the actors are up to the task, and the reliance on the one-take structure don't do them any favours; many of the scenes in the second section, in particular, have a student-play vibe to them, despite the presence of known names like Robert Forster and Jeff Fahey (Dichen Lachman, however, acquits herself well as a twist on the no-nonsense stripper trope). The nonlinear structure also feels like an afterthought to add some unnecessary extra novelty. The sidebars the movie somehow finds time for don't always work, such as a pair of minor drug dealers with no real purpose other than to pad out the takes and the film's annoying insistence on using film itself as a source of dialogue far too often. If it lost its gimmicks and shed a bit of fat, Too Late has the bones of a good gumshoe flick, albeit one a bit too reliant on stuffing women in refrigerators.
    7biowonk

    The Ugly Duckling Becomes a Swan

    This movie is shown as five episodes out of sequence, with a stunning twist at the end. Its style is an homage to the old fashioned crime noir genre, and while tiresome in spots, is well done overall. The characters and action seen at the beginning can give the impression that this is a marginal, unimportant piece, but it is really a work of art that must be seen from beginning to end.

    If anything, this shows that a well-directed, well-scripted movie can even use low-life characters who are grade-school dropouts, who go through life pretending their inconsequential lives have meaning and importance, to produce a good film. The script elevates the usual stereotypes and trite conversation above the morass of every-day life, although some moments admittedly last too long.

    Unless you see the film from beginning to end, even through the long annoying parts, you will not be able to fully appreciate how beautifully crafted this movie really is.
    9dabigpuma

    Hidden Gem

    Wow,I really enjoyed this movie!! How has this gone virtually unnoticed? The dialogue is great and funny. So much style! Long takes make for real world feal. Crazy gritty flawed characters. Plenty of shocking twists. Soundtrack is very good and adds meaning to the scenes. This is the best movie i have seen in quite a while.
    8muraisachiko

    Everything is too late

    Once of best films in recent years. Sensitive. Great acting of John Hawkes.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Each of the long takes was shot on an entire 1000-foot reel of 35mm film.
    • Quotes

      Jill: Are we doing the jealousy bit now? I didn't get the new pages.

    • Crazy credits
      No hidden cuts were used in the making of this motion picture.
    • Connections
      Features Carnival of Souls (1962)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
      Written by Hank Williams

      Performed by Del Shannon

      Published by Acuff Rose Music (BMI)

      Administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI)

      Courtesy of Mole Hole Records

      By arrangement with the Estate of Del Shannon

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    • Release date
      • April 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Надто пізно
    • Filming locations
      • Skyline Drive-In, Barstow, California, USA(Act 4)
    • Production company
      • Foe Killer Films
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $60,438
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,000
      • Mar 20, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $60,438
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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