David M. Rosenthal's A Single Shot, starring Sam Rockwell, is a bleak, existential look at white trash-living, with a neo-noir tinge that beautifully thrives in some areas, and desperately falters in others.
Based on the 2011 crime suspense novel by Matthew F. Jones (who also adapted the screenplay), the story centers on John Moon (Rockwell), a penniless hunter living in a small rural town, whose life is changed forever when he mistakenly shoots and kills a young woman while deer hunting.
After concealing the girl's body, John discovers a nearby box full of money that he decides to keep and use to hire a lawyer (William H. Macy) to fight a divorce suit against his unforgiving wife Moira (Kelly Reilly).
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