Synopsis
While grieving for the loss of their mother, the Connolly sisters suddenly find they have a crime to cover up, leading them deep into the underbelly of their salty Maine fishing village.
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Cast
- Morgan SaylorMary Beth Connolly
- Sophie LowePriscilla Connolly
- Margo MartindaleEnid Nora Devlin
- June SquibbSusie Gallagher
- Annette O'TooleGail Maguire
- Marceline HugotDoreen Burke
- Gayle RankinAlexis
- Will BrittainOfficer Justin Brennan
- Skipp SudduthOfficer Coletti
- Ebon Moss-BachrachGorski
Recommendations
- 88
Boston Globe
The movie’s pretty great — not quite “Fargo” with lobsters but close enough, and about as good as regional filmmaking gets. Filmed in Harpswell, Maine and environs — the cobwork of Bailey Island Bridge curves through one scene — Blow the Man Down delves cleverly and suspensefully beneath the surface of a small, well-appointed fishing town in winter. There are bodies and there is blood. There are also a lot of quietly furious women. - 83
IndieWire
The film is smartly assembled, making the most of a limited indie budget and building a compelling world to boot. - 83
The Playlist
Inventive and original ... Juggling dark, situational comedy with genuine thrills is awkward, but “Blow the Man Down” manages to walk that tone well. - 80
TheWrap
From “Body Heat” to “Fargo,” women have driven the action in noir films before — but the way this one plays out, with AARP-age women holding all the cards in a setting we usually associate with rugged men, feels like a genuinely fresh take on a time-honored genre. And the ending, all cagey glances and serene indifference hiding some seriously twisted stuff, is downright delicious. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
This atmospheric, expertly crafted little New England noir has droll dialogue, a female empowerment theme and a sly use of crime elements. - 75
Slant Magazine
Without Margo Martindale, the film would be a sharp and tightly constructed nautical noir. With her, it becomes a memorable one. - 75
Washington Post
A clever slice of regional noir that carries a gale-force punch beneath its modest, soft-spoken trappings. - 70
Screen Daily
A refreshingly offbeat noir, one that spices its murder-mystery thrills with a good bit of feminist empowerment.
