A House of Dynamite (6.4/10)

This is a new Kathryn Bigelow film on Netflix. It had a lot of actors you’d recognize but not necessarily know the names of. The movie looked a bit low-budget — most of it was filmed in just a couple of locations, and the backgrounds were blurred a lot of the time. I wish there had been more background on the characters or more of a plot to latch onto.

The whole story takes place over about twenty minutes, shown from different perspectives, which was a unique idea at least. It definitely had potential, but I found myself wanting more from it. The tension was there, but it didn’t fully pull me in. I also wasn’t a fan of the ending, I won’t spoil it, but it just didn’t land for me."Radars at Fort Greely, Alaska, detect a nuclear missile. The president and his entourage must use the limited time they have to try to shoot down the missile before it reaches Chicago."