One of the best ones in a while
By Andrew McManus - Movie Review
I am sure you were expecting Spiral the “next” installment of the Saw franchise. Don’t worry! That will be next week’s review. My co-reviewer may be a bigger horror buff than me and she went on vacation.
That being said, this week’s review was one I was HIGHLY excited for. First, I couldn’t remember Angelina Jolie in a movie in quite some time. She usually churns at good films. Also that supporting cast! You’ll notice the names are familiar.
We have Jon Bernthal (Shane from The Walking Dead and The Punisher) Nicholas Hoult (X-Men) and of course Aiden Gillen (a VILE man in Game of Thrones.) The director Taylor Sheridan has released absolutely fantastic films in the last few years (Hell or High Water I highly recommend.) Yes, you were expecting a horror review, but how about an old-fashioned thriller. There is fire.
“Those Who Wish Me Dead” is a reminder that, theoretically at least, the summer movie season is upon us as weird and out of whack it may seem.
We’re still in pandemic mode, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel that may just be weeks away and Angelina Jolie’s latest movie signals the changing season. “Dead’s” action adventure film credentials meaning mindless fluff falls right into the summer season and opened on area screens and streamed on HBO Max beginning Friday.
As summer releases go, it doesn’t possess the cachet anyone would expect, but seeing Jolie on the screen is never an unenjoyable event and “Dead” is a film that not only features her prominently, but also has Jon Bernthal, a personal favorite, taking on a hefty role in this thriller. Bernthal possesses that “I know that face, but not the name” kind of cred, but he tends to deliver in every role he takes. “Dead” is no exception.