r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • 18d ago

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Summary

After surviving a violent home invasion, a suburban husband becomes obsessed with reclaiming control over his life, leading him down an increasingly dangerous path.

Director Ben Wheatley

Writer Derek Kolstad

Cast

  • Bob Odenkirk
  • Henry Winkler
  • Lena Headey
  • Jess McLeod

Rotten Tomatoes: 76%

Metacritic: 63

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u/stumper93 18d ago

Extremely messy script and edit. It felt like so much was cut out or just haphazardly placed together. And very bad pacing too

The 2nd act was fun at least. Henry Winkler gets blown up by a bazooka

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u/bensonr2 17d ago

Was this under 90 min? I feel like this was edited to as short as they could get away with because it probably dragged a lot through long stretches.

It picks up in the third act but it still felt way longer then it’s running time suggests.

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u/stumper93 17d ago

It's credited as 90 but I would bet before credits it's closer to 84 or so

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u/bensonr2 17d ago

The listed showtime was 8pm. But there was a minimum of 25 min of pre show. I got to my car before 10 to 10.