Mercy (1995)
A couple of people steal the daughter of a famous lawyer. Now they want money to give her back, but it's not just the money they want. They want revenge.
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The films of this director have, for me, been hit or miss. Shepard is a consistently good director, with deep values and a great sense of sarcastic humor. The problem is with the scripts that he chooses or co-creates. But this film is by far his best, especially because of its fine performances. As always, Sam Rockwell is captivating and John Rubinstein delivers a solid performance. But the runaway star of the film is its unusual villain. Amber Kain is a fireball of raw genius. She is brilliantly disturbing in the role of "Ruby." It takes an actor of rare humility to commit to playing such an unlikable role. It takes an even more rare talent to make such an unlikable character sympathetic. Amber Kain scores on both counts, much like Angelina Jolie did as the character of "Lisa" in Girl, Interrupted. Amber Kain is a movie star in the making that audiences will love to hate. The only question now is: can she play nice?
This is, hands down, one of the worst films I've attempted to watch in recent history. The story might have worked with better direction and a more competent cast, but...Fortunately, Sam Rockwell managed to get past this film and move on to more impressive efforts. Amber Kain is the acting equivalent of fingernails being dragged down a chalkboard. It's small wonder her filmography is what it is.There are a great many fine, small budget films out there. Skip this one.
i saw this on cctv movie channel,it's really a good film,at first i felt it was just a common criminal film about kidnap,but,i found it was more than crime as i finished seeing it,it showed the bad side of our society and human!..anyway,it's a good film......
MERCY starts off by lulling the viewer into believing he is watching a low-budget exploitative crime thriller, but unexpectedly the film turns into an incisive character study. The cast, especially John Rubinstein, Amber Kain, and Sam Rockwell, does a great job throughout. The only weak point is a very distracting, gratuitous scene in which the Rubinstein character meets a psychotic arms merchant, but this interruption is brief, and the plot soon picks up and builds to a satisfying climax.This is the first Richard Shepard movie I have seen, and I plan to view more of his work as the opportunity presents.