This movie is a solid courtroom drama wrapped around a sordid child sex case. The ending doesn’t do justice to the subject matter, and the court proceedings aren’t gripping enough to overlook it. And knowing where the narrative is headed takes the tension out of the preceding scenes.
Content warning: language, female nudity
Closest comparison: It’s like American Beauty by way of A Few Good Men.
Setting: Courtroom Drama
Plot: Detective
Tone: Sordid Drama
This is a stock action movie that is passably clever, with mostly competent action and a more-or-less workable story. Aspects of the plot don’t make a whole lot of sense, but it’s a fun action ride despite its flaws. It feels like it could have been a reskinned Black Widow script, with appropriately stylized yet almost grounded spy shenanigans. Some of the fight scenes and interrogations are kind of brutal, but the overall tone of the film is not.
Closest comparison: It’s like Black Widow by way of Jason Bourne
Setting: Political Thriller
Plot: Espionage
Tone: Action
