What are the chances that ex-military man Jim will bump up against the despicable robber-scum? You know. Several people were killed, but the robbers escaped. We soon hear, via radios and TVs, about a nearby casino being robbed by five hoodlums who stole 1.2 million dollars. Jim’s a bit messed up, and while the movie doesn’t overtly state why Jim must bag that buck, this is probably the source of the obsession-mop up the inner pain via the hunting hobby. Jim also attends AA meetings, and now you can guess why his daughter died.

Jim listens because Debbie reminds him of his deceased daughter. Paul Ben-Victor plays a park ranger in “Blood and Money.” (Screen Media Films)ĭebbie confides in Jim about wanting to ditch her abusive hubby, George (Jimmy LeBlanc), and take the kids. The only people he talks to are park rangers (the Allagash area is so remote that manned checkpoints are needed to keep track of people coming and going) and Debbie (Kristen Hager), a fetching, young, blond waitress at his trusty breakfast diner. Jim’s a loner, and tough, and likes it that way. Maybe it’s supposed to remind us of the movie’s title.

He wheezes a lot and coughs up blood fairly often. Only thing is, like unto his vehicle with its excess of 100,000 miles, Jim’s way past his prime. He has a week to bag the buck he’s forever yearning for, sort of like a forest-y transcription of “Moby Dick.” Tom Berenger plays a former Marine who bags some bucks, hunting in “Blood and Money.” (Screen Media Films) Jim’s got the kind of excellent, tricked-out, man-cave camper rig that’ll get outdoorsmen hot and bothered.

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