Mountain Mafia (2010)

Review by David Rupp



In the rolling landscape of Eastern Kentucky, beauty resides within each valley and atop the crest of each hill. It is the land of bluegrass, horses, coal mines, and tobacco. Under the surface of this delicate veneer, a treacherous underbelly lies. A world stricken with drugs, guns, money, and the Mountain Mafia rules all. Shortly after the passing of his mother and meeting his soul mate, Dwight begins questioning his line of work and his life in general, and comes to the realization that he wants out just as his family inadvertently rekindles an old feud with a rival drug family. Now Dwight must make a choice to either leave with his new soul mate or help save his family and risk it all. Blood, bullets, betrayal, and the Mountain Mafia!

Written by Cherokee Hall, Reaper M. Jones & Casey Miracle.
Starring: Casey Miracle, Tiffany Shepis, Rupert Boneham, Al Snow, Tim Wilson, Mike Jones, Mike Holman, Robert Z'Dar, Amy Hayes and a literal host of others.

This movie has everyone imaginable attached to the Kentucky film industry making an appearance either in front of or behind the scenes. Showing the dark side of the bluegrass, the pill-billies, feuds, whack-ass Italian wiseguys you get to see that even the baddest good ol' boy has roots steeped in tradition.

Dialog driven with voiceovers that would make Tarantino nod in approval, the acting is pretty good for the whole. Casey Miracle does a fantastic job as the main focus of events, but a lot of players shined here. Look for this tale to come out near you, if you check it out you may be pleasantly surprised. 8/10

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