The Local (2008)
7/10
Surprisingly good
10 December 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Drug dealer who is clean himself gets involved with several characters including getting paid to get back a man's kidnapped relative.

Good but not great truly independent film may look and play out like other urban dramas but manages to rise above them thanks to a good script, a game (if somewhat uneven) cast and a singular and gritty vision. Unlikely to ever win a legion of fans, simply because I can't see this ever finding a huge audience because of its independent nature (some people simply don't want anything other than mainstream Hollywood), this is still a small film that's worth seeing simply because its better than similar films.

This is one to keep an eye out for
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