"After somewhat of a dry spell, Gus Van Sant comes out swinging with one of his most consistently entertaining features in decades, a rousing truth-based crime dramedy that relates the relatively simple tale of a twitchy, outraged Indianapolis man taking a banker hostage. 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) and then issue a set of demands to Hall's not overly concerned Florida-vacationing dad (Al Pacino). The media goes wackadoodle over this very public and televised event that draws into its fold a smooth-talking DJ (Colman Domingo) who Tony has taken a shine to. In the process, Tony becomes somewhat of an antihero by sticking it to corporate America."
Gus Van Sant directs Dead Man's Wire, a truth-based crime dramedy about Indianapolis man Tony Kiritsis taking a banker hostage. Bill Skarsgard portrays Tony, who blames bank greed and a botched investment for missed mortgage payments. Tony rigs a wire connected to a shotgun around employee Richard O. "Dick" Hall, creating a televised standoff that attracts media frenzy, a charismatic DJ, and rookie reporter Linda Page (Myha'la). The screenplay by Austin Kolodney recreates 1977 details, nods to Dog Day Afternoon, and frames anti-corporate anger with rapier wit. Rated 3½ stars; opens Jan. 9 in select theaters.
Read at The Mercury News
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