''Sacrifice'' is a 2000

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, starring

Michael Madsen Michael Madsen (born September 25, 1957) is an American actor. Alongside his frequent collaborations with Quentin Tarantino—''Reservoir Dogs'' (1992), ''Kill Bill: Volume 2'' (2004), ''The Hateful Eight'' (2015), and ''Once Upon a Time in Hol ...

. It was written by

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, based on a novel by Mitchell Smith and directed by Mark L. Lester.

Plot

Tyler Pierce, a convicted

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who just recently escaped the

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, joins with a former

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to investigate the murder of his daughter. They soon discover that they are dealing with a

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Cast

as Tyler Pierce *

Bokeem Woodbine Bokeem Woodbine (born April 13, 1973) is an American actor. In 1994, he portrayed Joshua, the main character's troubled brother, in ''Jason's Lyric''. He won a Black Reel Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice T ...

as FBI Agent Gottfried * Michelle Lintel as FBI Agent Hildebrandt *

Jamie Luner Jamie Luner (born May 12, 1971) is an American actress. She is widely known for her roles as Cindy Lubbock on ''Just the Ten of Us'' (1988–1990), Peyton Richards on ''Savannah'' (1996–1997), Lexi Sterling on ''Melrose Place'' (1997–1999) a ...

as Naomi Cohen *

Diane Farr Diane Farr (born September 7, 1969) is an American actress, producer, and writer. Her television roles have included FBI agent Megan Reeves in '' Numb3rs'', the firefighter Laura Miles in '' Rescue Me'', and the division chief Sharon Leone in ...

as Karen Yeager *

Deborah Shelton Deborah Shelton is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1970. She is also known for her appearances on ''Dallas'' for three seasons, with a special guest return in 2013. Pageants In 1970, Shelton competed ...

as Margaret Sackett * Jordan Williams as Carl Sackett * Tony Abatemarco as Phil Lombardi * Marco St. John as Dr. Hector Salcodo *

Joshua Leonard Joshua Granville Leonard (born June 17, 1975) is an American actor, producer, writer, and director, known for his role in ''The Blair Witch Project'' (1999). He has since starred in films such as '' Madhouse'' (2004), '' The Shaggy Dog'' (2006), ' ...

as Jason

Reception

Andy Webb from ''The Movie Scene'' gave the film three out of five stars and wrote: "What this all boils down to is that "Sacrifice" is really a bad movie; it has weak acting, poor action and irrelevant subplots. Yet all the wrong stuff ends up being as entertaining as the right stuff which makes "Sacrifice" surprisingly enjoyable." Richard Scheib from ''Moria.co'' gave it two stars, stating: "Sacrifice starts well. Michael Madsen’s central character is unusually conceived as a hero goes and the film is tightly plotted, consistently keeping one’s interest. Alas, Sacrifice fails to sustain such interest for its full length. Indeed, despite the unusualness of the central character and an interesting plot set-up, by about halfway point all of this has dissipated and Sacrifice has become merely a routine policier." Jack Sommersby from ''eFilmCritic'' gave the movie two stars and wrote: "The film isn't terrible, just terribly dull, with a who-cares hero registering near zero on both the dramatic and charismatic scale. I'd be happy to predict that Madsen probably has a good film in him somewhere down the line, but after seeing his 2009 slate of no less than twenty-eight(!) projects, it's safe to concretely conclude that here's an ultra-slumming actor preferring quantity over quality. A The Wrestler couldn't come along soon enough."

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