The Quarry is a slow moving thriller drama about a wanted murderer and arsonist who assumes the identity of a preacher moving to a small and downtrodden town in texas. Complicating things is the fact that the van that he is driving is broken into on the night of his arrival and soon the impostor is involved in a theft and murder investigation by the sheriff's department. Making things even worse is the fact that the sherrif is highly suspicious of the new preacher who doesn't speak a word of Spanish and has come to preach to a largely Spanish speaking community. On top of everything the impostor seems to be feeling more and more guilty for the things he has done and has to deal with that as well.
The positive aspects of this movie are the performances by the actors especially Shea Wingham and Michael Shannon as the criminal and the sheriff respectively. The rest of the cast are all good as well. The negative aspects are the fact that the film slows down considerably at times and could have been speeded up. And even with being slow the ending feels somewhat rushed. It's still not a bad watch if one is in the mood for a noir sort of film and because of the good performances throughout.
The positive aspects of this movie are the performances by the actors especially Shea Wingham and Michael Shannon as the criminal and the sheriff respectively. The rest of the cast are all good as well. The negative aspects are the fact that the film slows down considerably at times and could have been speeded up. And even with being slow the ending feels somewhat rushed. It's still not a bad watch if one is in the mood for a noir sort of film and because of the good performances throughout.