A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud.A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud.A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud.
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- 1 win & 2 nominations
Emeka Nnadi
- Synthetic Solder #2
- (as Emeka)
Christopher Rocha
- Hurried Man
- (as Chris Rocha)
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- TriviaThe film was acquired by Lions Gate at 2006 Sundance for nearly $3 million for worldwide rights.
- Crazy creditsAs the opening credits come on-screen, they form themselves into a street-map.
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Composed and Produced bytomandandy
Performed bytomandandywith the Psychadelic Gamelan Electric Orchestra
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An interesting idea let down by a poor script and a dreary second half.
Right At Your Door taps into the current climate of fear caused by international terrorism, with a tale of a 'dirty' bomb attack on downtown Los Angeles that results in a cloud of toxic dust engulfing nearby residential areas.
Focusing on a married couple caught up in the disaster, the film seeks to wring tension from a rather inspired and decidedly awkward situation which sees husband Brad (Rory Cochrane) safely sealed inside his house (as instructed by the authorities), when his contaminated (and now potentially deadly) wife Lexi (Mary McCormack) turns up outside, demanding to be let in.
Such an intense situation requires class-A dialogue, top notch acting, and flawless plotting from start to finish in order to succeed, and, at first, it seems as though Right At Your Door might have what it takes: the promising opening, in which Brad gradually realises what is happening and then desperately attempts to locate his wife in all of the confusion, is well realised.
Unfortunately, as the film progresses and the action becomes concentrated on the dilemma faced by the terrified Brad and Lexi, too many mundane scenes of chit-chat, the inclusion of a couple of pointless characters, and some very ill-considered moments that really take some swallowing, ultimately mean that the movie fails to maintain its tension.
Towards the end, obviously sensing that his script desperately needs a boot up the rear, writer/director Chris Gorak tacks on a last minute 'shock' twist ending, but it is so far fetched that it is unable to save the film from being yet another example of a good idea let down by a poorly constructed script.
Focusing on a married couple caught up in the disaster, the film seeks to wring tension from a rather inspired and decidedly awkward situation which sees husband Brad (Rory Cochrane) safely sealed inside his house (as instructed by the authorities), when his contaminated (and now potentially deadly) wife Lexi (Mary McCormack) turns up outside, demanding to be let in.
Such an intense situation requires class-A dialogue, top notch acting, and flawless plotting from start to finish in order to succeed, and, at first, it seems as though Right At Your Door might have what it takes: the promising opening, in which Brad gradually realises what is happening and then desperately attempts to locate his wife in all of the confusion, is well realised.
Unfortunately, as the film progresses and the action becomes concentrated on the dilemma faced by the terrified Brad and Lexi, too many mundane scenes of chit-chat, the inclusion of a couple of pointless characters, and some very ill-considered moments that really take some swallowing, ultimately mean that the movie fails to maintain its tension.
Towards the end, obviously sensing that his script desperately needs a boot up the rear, writer/director Chris Gorak tacks on a last minute 'shock' twist ending, but it is so far fetched that it is unable to save the film from being yet another example of a good idea let down by a poorly constructed script.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $65,018
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $32,452
- Aug 26, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $2,123,040
- Runtime1hour36minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85: 1
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