Nice, tight flick

Rating: 8/10 (26 September 2016)

The diner scenes appear in the longshots to be a shout out to Hopper's "Nighthawks." The eerie late night glow serves to accentuate McCall's restlessness and inability to sleep. Teri becomes vulnerable there and shares her interest in what he is reading, rather than staying in hooker character. And McCall dispatching of the hit-man sent to kill him stresses the finality of his actions.
While the last scene in Homemart is a little smaltzy, with McCall dispatching the tactically armed bad Russians with gardening tools, fencing and a nail gun, is a little incredible; it is a statement on his inventiveness. Skills that have served him well in his "black-op" life.
Leaving no loose ends he "cuts off the snake's head" and Teri is allowed to return to a life she desires. A well directed and shot picture that should keep you riveted to the screen.