Little Murder

Movie Title--  Little Murder

Release Year--  2011

Running Time--  1 Hour and 37 Minutes

Director--  Predrag Antonijevic

Cast--  Josh Lucas, Terrance Howard, Deborah Ann Woll, Lake Bell, Cary Elwes, Sharon Leal, Noah Bean

After the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, disgraced Detective, Ben Chaney, has a chance to redeem himself by helping the ghost of a murdered woman catch her killer.

Disgraced Detective, Ben Chaney (Josh Lucas) is told by his superior that it is time for him to get back to his job in the aftermath of a shooting in which he killed a child.  He is put on one of his co-worker's cases where he is to keep surveillance on a suspect by the name of Drag Hammerman (Terrance Howard).  During his stay in the house next door, the ghost of the previous tenant comes to him and asks for his help in catching her killer.  Chaney becomes obsessed with her and involves himself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

There isn't much description I can give about this film without reveling plot points or spoiling things all together.  This is filmed like a low budget film and that is never as apparent as it is in the first ten minutes or so.  The beginning of the film honestly looks as if it was filmed with hand held video cameras.  The quality of the film does improve as the story progress but not much.

I think that Josh Lucas is an alright actor but his character in this film is a little flat and soulless.  I did like Terrance Howard's performance, although most of it was sort of eccentric and maybe a little over played for this film.  There are two stories going on here but after the first twenty or thirty minutes of the film, the second story kicks in and the first part seems to be lost and the viewer almost forgets about it before it weaves it's way back into the ending.  

This film is very underwelming and I think it is one to just skip completely.  Sitting down to this film will just waste a hour and forty minutes of your time.  Put your favorite bowl and the popcorn popper back on the shelf for this one.  Until next time Don't Forget the Popcorn!