A cross between “No Country for Old Men” and “American History X,” “Supremacy” is the story of recently paroled supremacist Garrett “Tully” Fuller. Deon Taylor comes in to direct while Danny Glover and Derek Luke appear as two of the more recognizable thespians in the film.
The story begins when Fuller, played by Joe Anderson, is picked up by his equally ruthless girlfriend (played by Julie Benz) the moment he’s released from prison. The pair discuss what’s next for them as its implied that Tully was picked up for a mission of some sort, assigned by the leader of his Neo-Nazi group, Sobecki (played by Anson Mount). Sobecki is said to run his criminal empire from behind bars and Tully has been his number three man for many years, even before he was released from prison.
What happens next sets the film in motion the rest of the way. While being stopped by a Black police officer, Tully snaps because of how much he’s being questioned (in addition to the fact that he’s holding a gun in the car) and shoots the officer dead before running off with his girlfriend. The pair find refuge by holding a Black family hostage in their own home; Pandemonium ensues on both the inside as well as the outside on account of the familial relationship Derek Luke’s character (Raymond) has with hostages. The rest of the film revolves around the mental battle between Tully and Mr. Walker, the hostage family’s patriarch (played by Danny Glover).
Ultimately, this film takes far too long to get to the central plot and throughout its first half leaves viewers throughly confused as to what is going on. Joe Anderson was the lone bright spot of the film as his eerie performance as Tully predominantly carries the film from start to finish. The suspense of the hostage situation should have been the film’s shoulders to carry the plot but it simply took the director a little too long to get to the point in this one.
The film is now playing in theaters and VOD,
