A shout-out to Lou Diamond Phillips' Keep Quiet

Totally convincing in past roles as either a Fifties rock star a king of Siam, Lou Diamond Phillips goes through Keep Quiet looking like he spent all his other years working as a cop in Oklahoma tribal lands. Playing a do-gooder suffering from guilt over a past mistake, Phillips imbues his cop with world-weary practicality, passing along tips to Dana Namrode as his new partner, just in from Tulsa and its city ways. Though the two follow the not-unfamiliar movie plot springboard of a recently released criminal returning home to wreak havoc and get revenge, distinctiveness comes from screenwriter Zach Montague’s insights about the job, something he learned working with Canadian tribal police. Dialogue flows smoothly, including the title’s admonition to keep quiet. Additionally, director

Vincent Grashaw gets strong visuals, wisely working on location at Cheyenne and Arapaho reservations. He captures the region’s stark beauty, including haunting footage of bison grazing in mist-laden valleys. Locals fill in for many roles, working naturally alongside long-time pros like Irene Bedard and Nick Stahl. Taut, well-made, and emotionally sound, Keep Quiet deserves to make some noise.