The Plot\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\nJohn Moon has lost a lot.\u00a0 First it was the family farm.\u00a0 Then his wife and child.\u00a0 His work at the factory doesn\u2019t pay enough.\u00a0 Times are tough.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not hunting season, but John decides to risk it. He needs the meat.\u00a0 John hikes deep into the woods.\u00a0 He spots a big stag and takes a shot.\u00a0 The wounded beast runs off.\u00a0 John doesn\u2019t want the buck to suffer and tracks it.\u00a0 Deeper in the woods, John bends down to check the trail.\u00a0 He hears movement and looks up to see a flash of brown and white.\u00a0 John fires and hears the animal fall.<\/p>\n
John pushes through the brush to where he heard the animal fall.\u00a0 It’s a young woman.\u00a0 She\u2019s dead.\u00a0 Killed by John. John considers his options.\u00a0 Turning himself in won\u2019t change anything for the girl.\u00a0 It\u2019ll destroy his family.\u00a0 And put him in prison.\u00a0 Why was she out here anyway?<\/p>\n
John decides to bury her.\u00a0 He looks around for a spot and John discovers a box full of money.<\/p>\n
John makes another decision.\u00a0 It\u2019s an easier one.\u00a0 He takes the money. Then does his best to remove any evidence he was there.\u00a0 Finished, John hikes out.<\/p>\n
John is paranoid as the days pass.\u00a0 Bad men have a way of finding what\u2019s theirs.\u00a0 And soon they will.<\/p>\n
Then they will come for it.<\/p>\n
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\nBoth the novel and movie are worth a look.<\/p>\n
William H. Macy and Jeffrey Wright are always good.<\/p>\n
A Single Shot <\/strong><\/em>(2013) rates 3 of 5 stars.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_c.png\")
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