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Small Town Murder Songs Trailer: Peter Stormare Finally Gets His Chance (And It Looks Fantastic)

By TK | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (16)

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Think about this: most movie fans know who Peter Stormare is. He’s been “that guy” in countless movies — the crazy Russian in Armageddon, the Devil in Constantine, a cold-blooded killer in Fargo, a Nihilist in The Big Lebowski. His acting career goes back almost 30 years. He’s loved by fans and film makers alike. And he’s almost never played the lead in a serious movie.

Until now. Below is the trailer for Small Town Murder Songs, directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly. It’s one of those strange, small-town murder mysteries filled with an imposing sense of gloom and dread, but also looks quite beautiful. And Stormare looks like he’s absolutely nailing his role, too.

Watch:

I love that a guy who’s been busting his ass for all this time is finally getting his chance to prove himself as an actor, even if it’s in a small, independent film that likely won’t get a wide release. Small Town Murder Songs has been doing well on the festival circuit, and I’m getting fired up to see it. Here’s the full synopsis and the poster for you:

A modern, gothic tale of crime and redemption about an aging police officer from a small Ontario Mennonite town who hides a violent past until a local murder upsets the calm of his newly reformed life.

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Comments

Not to be overly Pajibariffic, but thank Godtopus. He's just beautiful here.

Posted by: thimble at May 17, 2011 1:42 AM

He looks like a chubby Bruce Willis in this.

But yeah, looks good.

Posted by: junierizzle at May 17, 2011 2:20 AM

Looks amazing, but I think he's reminding me more of a Stanley Tucci from The Lovely Bones than a Bruce Willis...

Posted by: Reina at May 17, 2011 3:39 AM

Storemare actin' up a storm, wooooooooo.

Posted by: Alex at May 17, 2011 6:02 AM

Always thrilled to see Stormare on screen, or even hear his voice work for that matter, but this film ...

I get the sense that I'll find myself investing in his character throughout the slowly building intensity of the movie, only for everything to fizzle out, unresolved at the end. Kind of like The Pledge.

Don't get me wrong, I get that that's the whole point sometimes and in a character study it doesn't diminish the quality of the movie, but it can be damn frustrating if you're not in the mood for that type of thing.

I wanna see Peter Stormare kickass and the murdering scumbag get his comeuppance, damn it!

Posted by: MurderBot at May 17, 2011 6:46 AM

::grins maniacally::

Posted by: The Wanderer at May 17, 2011 8:27 AM

STORMAAAAARRREEE

...I think he deserves the gravitas associated with capitalizing and adding letters to his name.

Posted by: BalladofMaxwellDemon at May 17, 2011 9:41 AM

I am intrigued...

Posted by: OldSchool60 at May 17, 2011 10:08 AM

Does he need "unguent" at any point? I will pay $5 to hear him say he "needs unguent".

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at May 17, 2011 10:27 AM

No ill to Stanley Tucci, but Stormare's look here nails whatever it was they thought they were going for with Mr. Harvey in TLB. This look is so distinct and reeks of single white pedo man...I can't see anything else. Stormare never ceases to ahmaze me with his versatility. Once I get past the pedo thing, I'm sure I'll be eager to see his performance.

Posted by: beet salad at May 17, 2011 11:11 AM

I am saving this to my Netflix queue although I am worried that I will forget why by the time it is released on DVD and it will remain buried. Maybe it will pop on instant watch. I love when they do that.

Sorry Mr. Stormare. It looks interesting right now.

Posted by: Yossarian at May 17, 2011 11:43 AM

I love the soundtracks of independent films. Music with some actual emotion.

Posted by: DeistBrawler at May 17, 2011 2:28 PM

You know he has a band called "Blonde from Fargo?"

awesome.

Posted by: dammitjanet at May 17, 2011 2:44 PM

Bruce Peninsula - Rosie.
Just in case anyone wonders about that awesome song that starts at 1:40.

Also: Yes, he does look like Stanley Tucci in Lovely Bones. Creepy. In a good way.

No way this movie will make it to theatres here, though. Sighs.

Posted by: Rooks at May 17, 2011 3:31 PM

Hey, it's Canajian! And Hope's grandma (Martha Plimpton) is in it. Imma gonna watch this when I get a chance.

Posted by: Uriah Creep at May 17, 2011 10:21 PM

There are a lot of "That guy" actors that I'd love to see in leading roles but I know they just wouldn't be able to carry a whole film. Stormare is not one of those guys. I think he's long overdue for his own film. This is going to be a great performance no matter how the story goes.

Posted by: Paultera at May 18, 2011 10:08 AM