
Entertainment Weekly
The movie seems to mistake the taut minimalism of the original for something that needs to be goosed and adrenalised...
Full reviewJake Gyllenhaal leads this one-location thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer) about a demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk. When he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman, the situation escalates quickly and without warning. Co-stars Ethan Hawke and Riley Keough (Zola). Based on the 2018 Danish film of the same name.
The movie seems to mistake the taut minimalism of the original for something that needs to be goosed and adrenalised...
Full reviewEngaging, no-frills entertainment that still fails to justify its reason for being.
Full reviewThe Guilty is never boring, but halfway through you've just had enough of it.
Full review(Gyllenhaal) builds to an all-caps-plus-exclamation-point performance; that he does so without losing his grip - on us or the character - is some kind of miracle.
Full reviewThe Guilty is a heavy, stressful watch, and if it isn't too far-fetched, it's at least a little bit fetched.
Full reviewGyllenhaal flexes all his considerable acting muscles in this taut, tense thriller. One of the better remakes you'll see.
Full reviewThe Guilty gets less and less plausible, not least of all in how neatly it ties together various plot elements.
Full reviewThe Guilty (2021) is available to stream in Australia now on Netflix.
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