The makers of "Blood and Money" (a.k.a., "Allagash") deserve some points for creativity in completing a film within the guidelines of Dr. Anthony Fauci during the pandemic. With the exception of a few brief scenes that required greater"social distancing," the film was primarily Tom Berenger's grizzled character Jim Reed wandering around in a bleak winter landscape within the territory of the Allagash inside three million acres of forest land in Maine.
Jim Reed was haunted by the death of his daughter Katie, who perished in an auto accident while he was likely drunk at the wheel. The waitress Debbie at the local diner reminds Jim of Katie, and Debbie will figure prominently in the narrative.
After Jim accidentally shoots a woman in the forest, mistaking her for a deer, he discovers that she was one of the five robbers of a casino. Jim takes away both the evidence of his Bilson's cigarette butt and over one million dollars in Ben Franklin booty.
The remaining four robbers make the fatal mistake of splitting up, and Jim improbably picks them off one-by-one, huffing and puffing every inch of the way. He is especially clever in outfoxing the ringleader, who becomes his final victim.
There was a nice touch at the end of the film when Debbie receives Jim's note and a hastily scribbled map to the loot in a cave. At first, it appears as if Debbie will toss the map in the waste basket. But you need to see the film to learn what actually will Debbie Doo.
Jim Reed was haunted by the death of his daughter Katie, who perished in an auto accident while he was likely drunk at the wheel. The waitress Debbie at the local diner reminds Jim of Katie, and Debbie will figure prominently in the narrative.
After Jim accidentally shoots a woman in the forest, mistaking her for a deer, he discovers that she was one of the five robbers of a casino. Jim takes away both the evidence of his Bilson's cigarette butt and over one million dollars in Ben Franklin booty.
The remaining four robbers make the fatal mistake of splitting up, and Jim improbably picks them off one-by-one, huffing and puffing every inch of the way. He is especially clever in outfoxing the ringleader, who becomes his final victim.
There was a nice touch at the end of the film when Debbie receives Jim's note and a hastily scribbled map to the loot in a cave. At first, it appears as if Debbie will toss the map in the waste basket. But you need to see the film to learn what actually will Debbie Doo.