Overview
- The film dramatizes Tony Kiritsis’s 63-hour 1977 Indianapolis standoff using a shotgun rigged by a “dead man’s wire,” with demands for $5 million and a public apology.
- Bill Skarsgård is widely commended for a volatile, unsettling turn, with Dacre Montgomery noted as an effective, empathetic counterpart.
- Several reviews call the drama tense yet muted and technically assured but limited in ambition, while The Times awards a five-star rave.
- Al Pacino, Colman Domingo and Myha'la earn notice in supporting roles, with critics citing deliberate echoes of Dog Day Afternoon.
- Theatrical release begins March 20, as reviewers highlight topical resonance with the Luigi Mangione trial and the use of archival footage in the end credits.