Oft compared to Darren Aronofsky's Pi, the film bears a closer resemblance to Robert Connolly's similarly-minded techno-get-rich-scheme/quantum-mechanics thriller The Bank.
There they find Lord Denethor (John Noble), gone mad over the death of his son Boromir (Sean Bean), about to make a sacrifice of his unappreciated Faramir (David Wenham, "The Bank").
Taylor Sheridan, who found plenty of acclaim thanks to his scripts for Sicario and Hell or High Water , once again finds himself in the director’s chair, following Wind River , bringing little beyond machismo as high stakes.
Taylor Sheridan, who found plenty of acclaim thanks to his scripts for Sicario and Hell or High Water , once again finds himself in the director’s chair, following Wind River , bringing little beyond machismo as high stakes.
Stefan Duscio’s ( The Invisible Man , Judy & Punch ) cinematography seems weirdly bland, making Kiewarra’s economic desperation and buried secrets feel like a photocopy of Wake in Fright .