Durant's Never Closes is a 2016 American biographical mystery thriller film directed by Travis Mills, starring Tom Sizemore, Michelle Stafford, Peter Bogdanovich and Jon Gries. The film is based on Jack Durant, a restaurateur from Phoenix, Arizona.
Cast
Tom Sizemore as Jack Durant
Michelle Stafford as Suzie
Peter Bogdanovich as George
Jon Gries as Dizzy Dean
Mark Grossman as College Kid
Bill Wetherill as Truck Driver
Kristi Lawrence as Food Critic
Rob Edwards as Rude Man
Frank Prell as Bus Boy
Travis Mills as Investigator
Greg Lutz as Doctor
Barbara McBain as B.J. Thompson
Release
The film was released in the United States on 22 January 2016.
Reception
John Townsend of Starburst rated the film 5 stars out of 10 and wrote that at the film's "occasional best", it is an "eye-catching one man show", but at its worst feels "plodding and slow, with curious tonal shifts".
Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and called Mills' direction "assured" and the film's "high point", writing that he "stages scenes with skill", while Sizemore is "all over the place as Durant".
Robrt L. Pela of Phoenix New Times wrote that the film "plays like a frenetic fever dream, with a rambling narrative that never gets going", but praised Sizemore's performance, writing that "What might have been a laughable caricature becomes instead an extra-human performance."