Overview
- Le Nouvel Obs praises Gus Van Sant’s new thriller as a confident return to form.
- The film stars Bill Skarsgård with Dacre Montgomery in a drama drawn from the 1977 Tony Kiritsis case.
- The story shows a kidnapper who rigs a shotgun to his hostage and forces the standoff onto live TV.
- The review says the film skewers a culture bent by debt and by a hunger for spectacle.
- Van Sant blends dry humor with tragedy in a tight period piece, with Skarsgård singled out for a standout turn.