Confused mish-mash of genres in poorly-scripted 'Deadfall'

Set largely during a blizzard along the Michigan-Canadian border, ‘Deadfall’ sends a chill of disappointment down the spine.

Austrian director Stefan Ruzowitzky, who won an Oscar for his 2007 film ‘The Counterfeiters’, abandons the subtleties of that picture for the cliches and contrivance of this disjointed crime thriller, penned by first-time screenwriter Zach Dean.