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Walter Hill made a Boston mob movie you've never heard of. That rating? Yeah, it's lying.
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Madso's War (2010)

gritty B-movie swaggerpoor man's The Towndirect-to-cable chaos

Overview

ActionDramaTV MovieCrime

When the boss of Boston's Irish mob abruptly skips town to escape a federal indictment, a low-level gangster gathers a group of petty crooks to seize control of the streets.

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Standout Aspects

Direction

Walter Hill's lean, no-nonsense 86-minute economy.

Acting

Kevin Chapman somehow giving 110% to this.

Best for:Solo: Late night curiosity viewing with zero expectations.·Background: Something violent on while you fold laundry.·Rewatch: Spotting which scenes were clearly reshot on different days.
Heads up:Violence: TV-movie gunfights with occasional surprising brutality.
Walter Hill

Director

Walter Hill

ReleasedDec 30, 2010
Runtime1h 26m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feellight
MGM Television
Tom Lynch Company

Top Cast

Matthew Marsden

Matthew Marsden

Madso Madden

Kevin Chapman

Kevin Chapman

Gerry Walker

Charlie Alejandro

Charlie Alejandro

Female Cop

Todd Bryant

Todd Bryant

Ronnie White

Brian Donahue

Brian Donahue

Brian Doyle

Mircea Monroe

Mircea Monroe

Colleen

Billy Lush

Billy Lush

Tommie Walker

Kelly Overton

Kelly Overton

Cheryl Keane

David Patrick Kelly

David Patrick Kelly

Danny Driscoll

Michael Mulheren

Michael Mulheren

Danny McGrath

Joel Marsh Garland

Joel Marsh Garland

Billy

William Lee Scott

William Lee Scott

Lep Quinn

Harris Yulin

Harris Yulin

Jim O'Connor

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Trivia

Shot as a pilot for a TNT series that never got picked up, then awkwardly repackaged as a standalone movie. The pacing makes way more sense now.

Cultural

This exists in the shadow of The Departed and The Town—released right when Boston crime was peak prestige, which makes its cheapness almost endearing.

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