Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
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A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.
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cast
... Hannah Faber
... Connor Casserly
... Ethan Sawyer
... Patrick Blackwell
... Jack Blackwell
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Serviceable suspense-thriller has Angelina Jolie in her element. Has a little Cliffhanger vibe in terms of the main character and their past tragedies but still works for the most part. Nothing fantastic and not up to the standards from Taylor Sheridan yet still worth a watch. **3.0/5**
Director:
Writer:
Charles Leavitt (Screenplay)
Taylor Sheridan (Screenplay)
Michael Koryta (Screenplay)
Michael Koryta (Book)
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Release Date:
2021-05-05
Run Time:
100 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Serviceable suspense-thriller has Angelina Jolie in her element. Has a little Cliffhanger vibe in terms of the main character and their past tragedies but still works for the most part. Nothing fantastic and not up to the standards from Taylor Sheridan yet still worth a watch. **3.0/5**
“Those who wish me dead” provides a great dose of adrenaline. Interesting character’s evolutions which deserve to be watched.Connor, a teenager who witnessed a terrible execution with his own eyes, needs to hide himself from those murders, because he is carrying with him secrets which must not be revealed. Will our Connor survive all of this? I’m going to offer you some helpful tips to enjoy the most of the movie in my YouTube presentation: https://youtu.be/s8db4Pmly_Q
**AMAZING Performances & Visuals , But An Anticlimactic , Even -_ABRUPT_- Finalé . . . . . . I'm Afraid This Was Just ANOTHER Tragic Victim Of The PANDEMIC 😔 .**
A "Good, Old Fashioned" **-{ _B I G_ }-** Screen Mini Review .
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Hannah : " I should have gone to them, and instead I was a ( expletive ) Coward " .
Ryan : " Then you'd be dead too " .
Hannah : " .....That's Our **-{ JOB }-** " .
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Let me start with the -{ Unbelievably }- natural 12 year old ( when the movie was filmed ) child-actor, native Australian Finn Little ( 'Connor Casserly' ). I have to say that I was just -{ Blown Away }- with the Depth, & the Range of his performance ; charged with a role that was ( literally ) about 25 Times more demanding in terms of its Dramatic & -{ Emotional }- 'heavy-lifting' needs ; than what we are used to seeing the average 12 year old Hollywood thespian tasked with ( in terms of their on-screen assignments ), these days. Bravo 👏❗. The Ever-stunning Angelina Jolie ( 'Hannah Faber' ) , for her part, has -{ most definitely }- " Still Got It " , ( i.e that uniquely quintessential " Supreme Cinematic Fire-power " of hers ) , make - no - mistake . And last but { by -No- means } least, let me just give a quick, yet Massive shout out to the 'second big surprise' of the night, namely ( -relative- ) newcomer Medina Senghore, who does a -{ Stupendous }- job as 'Allison Sawyer', the embattled Deputy Sheriff's very doting, and -{ Equally }- embattled 'six months pregnant' wife .
The overall cinematography , the truly -Sprawling- vistas , and the visual & special effects -{ Both }- in terms of all the thoroughly gripping action-sequences, -{ As Well }- as in terms of the "phenomenally" -real' seeming, & quite frankly, "Terrifying" looking forest-fire scenes . . . . . Were just, well . . . . . 'Hands-Down-Fantastic'. The major problem for ( -Me- ) was : " What I've now come to 'affectionately' label as " The War Of The Worlds ( Tom Cruise, 2005 ) Syndrome 🤷♂️ " . Or in other words, & very simply put : " When you -{ Really, Really }- start to get into the picture, and in a -Big- way, no less ; it pretty darn -Suddenly- grinds to a screeching halt, leaving you -Not Only- with the palpable sense of a sort of 'Anticlimax-malaise', but -Also- a few rather Pertinent... 'Outright' ...Unanswered-questions, relating to the film's -{ Genuinely Thrilling }- & 'Mildly-plausible', premise. And finally, & unmissably of course, there's the 'Profound' level of, er... profanity 💥 💣 . Yes , I -get- that the film's rated 15 on this very homepage ; in fact that's ( just about ) the -Only- reason I'm -Not- griping about it in my review-Title. But the fact of the matter remains : The somewhat excessive seeming level of -'Hard'- swearing in the movie , coupled with the few brief but nonetheless significant instances of profane ( -Subject Matter- )... in a picture with a, let's not forget, -{ 12 year old }- in the **" TITLE ROLE "** ...was simply -{ Not }- indespensable to the story , -{ Period }- .
Summary : Had me on that ever proverbial 'Edge' { of-my-seat } for the -majority- of its 100 minute run-time. So this movie, with its "sensorily-Explosive" forest-fire backdrop... { No spoilers here, that's ( -very- ) much in the trailer } ...gets a -{ Fairly }- " warm 😉 " , and indeed , -unflinching- **" PANDEMIC-CONSIDERATE "** 6.50 out of 10.00 from me .
Cast & Crew of
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Cast
... Hannah Faber
... Connor Casserly
... Ethan Sawyer
... Patrick Blackwell
... Jack Blackwell
... Owen Casserly
... Allison Sawyer
... Arthur
... Sheriff
... Ryan
... Ben
... Tina
... Vic
... Leo
... Maggie
... Pilot
... Pretty Girl
... Boy #1
... Boy #2
... Boy #3
... Newscaster
... Forest Service Official
... Contractor #1
... Lady Driver
... Beth
... Waitress #2
... Wildland Firefighter (uncredited)
... Marshal (uncredited)
... Cowboy in Restaurant (uncredited)
... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
... Marshal Franks (uncredited)
... Waitress (uncredited)
Crew
... Screenplay
... Casting
... Producer
... Casting
... Set Decoration
... Original Music Composer
... Conductor
... Development Producer
... Production Design
... Art Direction
... Stunt Coordinator
... Second Unit Director
... Leadman
... Costume Design
... Supervising Art Director
... Local Casting
... Producer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Stunts
... Prosthetic Designer
... ADR Voice Casting
... Orchestrator
... Music Supervisor
... Producer
... Executive Producer
... Unit Production Manager
... Sound Mixer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Editor
... Makeup Artist
... Stunts
... Producer
... Director of Photography
... Production Coordinator
... Costume Supervisor
... Screenplay
... Director
... Producer
... Sound Effects Editor
... Second Unit Director of Photography
... Makeup Department Head
... Property Master
... Foley Artist
... Set Costumer
... Title Designer
... Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Supervising Music Editor
... Stunts
... Dialogue Editor
... Foley Artist
... Foley Mixer
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Sound Designer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Sound Effects Editor
... Executive Producer
... Foley Supervisor
... Executive Producer
... Art Department Coordinator
... "A" Camera Operator
... Script Supervisor
... Hairstylist
... Foley Artist
... ADR Supervisor
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Costumer
... Construction Coordinator
... Foley Artist
... Stunts
... Unit Publicist
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Foley Editor
... Music Editor
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... "B" Camera Operator
... Key Makeup Artist
... Stunts
... Stunt Double
... Aerial Director of Photography
... Orchestrator
... Stunts
... Title Designer
... Aerial Director of Photography
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Casting Associate
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Orchestrator
... Key Costumer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Co-Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Chief Lighting Technician
... Best Boy Electric
... Transportation Coordinator
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Best Boy Electric
... ADR Mixer
... Stunt Double
... Set Designer
... Casting Associate
... Stunts
... Boom Operator
... Set Costumer
... Assistant Property Master
... Production Supervisor
... Dolly Grip
... ADR Mixer
... Hair Department Head
... Stunts
... ADR Mixer
... Art Direction
... Executive Producer
... Production Secretary
... Extras Casting
... Stunts
... Key Grip
... Visual Effects
... Sound Effects Editor
... Second Assistant Director
... Production Accountant
... First Assistant Editor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Key Hair Stylist
... First Assistant Director
... Screenplay
... Book
... Graphic Designer
... Casting Assistant
... Stunts
... Executive Producer
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Stunts
... Set Decoration Buyer
... Set Decorating Coordinator
... Co-Executive Producer
... Stunts
... Set Designer
... Boom Operator
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Foley Mixer
... Executive Producer
... Associate Producer
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Still Photographer
... Storyboard Artist
... Additional Hairstylist
... Second Assistant Director
... Casting Assistant
... Dolly Grip
... Transportation Captain
... Transportation Captain
... First Assistant Editor
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
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