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Those Who Wish Me Dead

2021

Taylor Sheridan

Angelina Jolie, Aidan Gillen, Nicholas Hoult, Jon Bernthal ...

5.1

4,596

Adventure. Thriller Connor (Finn Little) is a teenage murder witness who finds himself pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness with Hannah (Angelina Jolie), a survival expert tasked with protecting him -- and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.

	Media	Author	Review
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"The well-crafted film’s principal arcs may be largely predictable, but it’s an emotionally satisfying and gripping watch."
		Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"In this pulpy, borderline laughable genre picture, not even [Jolie's] hair is believable (...) [It] finally implodes in a fireball of cheesy disaster-flick cliches (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"
		Robert Daniels IGN	"While there’s plenty of large entertaining set pieces, Sheridan’s intriguing premise withers under its overabundant components."
		Peter Debruge Variety	"The idea may be outrageous, but Sheridan’s commitment makes the whole thing work. He’ll torch half a state for our entertainment, and that’s nothing if not original."
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"There’s smoke but not much fire (...) [It] feels like a compendium of different themes and genre tropes, never fully coalescing into a compelling whole."
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It’s a fierce, muscular piece of work, not a million miles from something like the Coens’ 'No Country for Old Men' (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Taylor Sheridan’s 'Those Who Wish Me Dead' is nothing short of the most rock-solid blockbuster of the 1994 summer movie season. In 2021, it can’t help but feel like an unintended anachronism"
		Matt Goldberg Collider	"A thrilling story packed with good performances and a captivating setting (...) Another worthwhile entry into Sheridan’s lineup of neo-Westerns."
		Brian Truitt USA Today	"[It has] an unfocused plot, painfully dull villains and far-fetched sequences. That said, for those who dig really cool fire sequences, you’ll definitely feel the burn (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Chris Hewitt Empire	"A thriller bolstered by excellent performances and first-class filmmaking (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Travers ABC News	"'Those Who Wish Me Dead' gets the job done as action entertainment, but those who wish for something deeper and more resonant are going to have to look elsewhere"
		Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"It never bends the rules of the genre, but it certainly delivers on what it promises (...) The script (...) skillfully lays out the characters and relationships before sending everyone into fight-or-flight mode"
		Jacob Oller Paste Magazine	"It pulls off the kind of complexity and aesthetic cohesion that 'Without Remorse' and 'Sicario: Day of the Soldado' (...) so sorely lack. Gripping and intelligent"
		Anna Menta Decider	"The fact that the movie is gorgeous doesn’t quite make up for the senseless plot, but it does help"
		James Marsh South China Morning Post	"Angelina Jolie makes excellent return in violent drama. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"[The] simplicity works in 'Those Who Wish Me Dead's favor for only so long. After a while, the film becomes so slight that it begins to feel a touch pointless."
		Mae Abdulbaki Screen Rant	"Drama is suspenseful, but lacks strong plot. But while the film has all of the makings of a memorable neo-western and the protagonists are worth rooting for, its premise is lacking and vague (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Angelina Jolie takes on killers, fire and lightning in one of the best thrillers of our time (...) Una historia totalmente fascinante llena de personajes memorables (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

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