"Everything about it works, in particular Bill Skarsgard's fastball performance as Tony Kiritsis, a guy fed up with the bank's hard line (read: greedy) approach to his late mortgage payments that he claims were due to a botched investment by the bank. He concocts a cockamamie plan to attach a wire connected to a shotgun around the neck of bank employee Richard O. Dick Hall (Dacre Montgomery)"
"In the process, Tony becomes somewhat of an antihero by sticking it to corporate America. Sound familiar? Media types scurry about to get the scoop but it's extra-sharp rookie reporter Linda Page (San Jose native and Industry star Myha'la) who might well get her chance to shine. Van Sant's feature re-creates the 1977 details to perfection while the screenplay by Austin Kolodney wields a rapier wit and an awareness that this tale, which tips its hat to Sidney Lumet's great Dog Day Afternoon (which starred Pacino)"
Gus Van Sant returns with Dead Man's Wire, a rousing, truth-based crime dramedy centered on Tony Kiritsis, an outraged Indianapolis man who takes a banker hostage. Tony blames the bank for a botched investment that led to late mortgage payments and rigs a wire-linked shotgun to force public demands. The media frenzy turns the event into spectacle, and a smooth-talking DJ and a sharp rookie reporter, Linda Page, become central figures. The film meticulously re-creates 1977 details, features a sharp screenplay by Austin Kolodney, channels Dog Day Afternoon influences, and frames contemporary anger at corporate America. Rated 3 out of 4 stars; limited release Jan. 9, expands Jan. 16.
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