Next of Kin Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Irvin
Genres: Action, Drama
Rating:
When his brother is murdered, a policeman is caught between his devotion to the law and his family's desire for revenge in this action drama. Patrick_Swayze plays Truman Gates, who left his backwoods Appalachian home for life as a Chicago police officer. When his brother is killed by a gangster, Truman is determined to seek legal retribution. His older brother Briar (Liam_Neeson) has different ideas, however, and travels to the city to seek old-fashioned vigilante justice. Truman must now choose between his family's belief in mountain justice and the duties of his job. Though the film is not particularly action-packed, director John_Irvin does provide the expected gunplay and macho confrontations. However, despite a surprisingly distinguished cast (also including Helen_Hunt and Michael_J._Pollard), little distinguishes the film from numerous other revenge stories with a similar outline. Judd Blaise, Rovi
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