A Certain Kind of Death

EVENHAND

D: Joseph Pierson; with Bill Sage, Bill Dawes.

Narrative Feature Special Screenings

EvenHand explores a side of police work rarely seen in movies: the prosaic day-to-day nature of the job. Unlike the pyrotechnic shoot-’em-ups we’ve become accustomed to viewing, EvenHand delivers the real skinny on what’s involved in the daily tasks of “protecting and serving.” Set in the fictional town of San Lovisa, Texas, the movie is a realistic character study of two contrasting patrol officers — one recently divorced and a newcomer to town, the other a gregarious old hand who plays by his own rules. Both men strive to be individuals in a world where preconceptions — their own included — reign. (Alamo, 3/9, 2pm; Millennium, 3/12, 7:30pm; Millennium, 3/13, 8pm) – Marjorie Baumgarten

This article appears in March 7 • 2003.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.