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While highlighting one very real crisis, Jarecki’s film uncovers another, ongoing one – originality in American cinematic storytelling.
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Crisis
Oscar-winner Gary Oldman and nominees Armie Hammer and Greg Kinnear star alongside Evangeline Lilly and Michelle Rodriguez for this thriller centred on three stories entangled in the world of opioid trafficking.
A drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market.
2021Rating: MA15+, Strong violence and drug use118 minsUSA
DramaThriller
- Director:
- Nicholas Jarecki ('Arbitrage')
- Writer:
- Nicholas Jarecki
- Cast:
- Armie HammerEvangeline LillyKid CudiGary OldmanGreg KinnearMichelle RodriguezIndira VarmaLily-Rose Depp
Crisis / Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle
This smart, clearly well-researched movie satisfies in some ways, feels diluted in others.
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Jarecki's tendency to streamline subplots doesn't make "Crisis" any less engaging, giving everything a pop, Michael Crichton-esque feel.
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Slant Magazine
Time and again, the film shortchanges the human elements of its stories for drug stats that can be Googled in a matter of seconds.
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The New York Times
The issues - from addiction itself to the flawed incentives at institutions that might prevent it - demand a more expansive treatment.
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