The Straits Times
The plot falls apart if given more than a hard glance. But otherwise, the film's attempt at wrapping a chase thriller around an emotion-driven... core works.
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Those Who Wish Me Dead
A teenage murder witness is stuck between twin assassins hunting him and a forest fire threatening to consume them all in this thriller from Oscar-nominee Taylor Sheridan (Wind River). Stars Angelina Jolie, Nicolas Hoult (The Favourite), Jon Bernthal (The Punisher) and Tyler Perry (Gone Girl).
2021Rating: MA15+, Strong violence and coarse language100 minsCanada, USA
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Those Who Wish Me Dead / Reviews
South China Morning Post
Jolie is in excellent form as the loose cannon with nothing to live for.
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Paste
Those Who Wish Me Dead doesn't blaze any trails, but its solid thrills burn bright...
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FilmInk
Neo-Western goodness with what are raring to be some of the most engaging characters of 2021.
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Slash Film
It's like a '90s throwback thriller; the type of movie that used to get rerun on TBS or TNT or some other network that starts with a T.
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Collider
Taylor Sheridan's new movie is leaner than his previous works, but still manages to entertain.
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IGN
While there's plenty of large entertaining set pieces, Sheridan's intriguing premise withers under its overabundant components.
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Hollywood Reporter
A ruggedly entertaining throwback to studio movies of the '90s about real people navigating hairy life-or-death situations.
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Stuff
The entire enterprise gets across the screen like it has somewhere to be and knows how to get there.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Jolie and Little, who's Australian and the star of the 2019 remake of Storm Boy, strike up an engaging rapport.
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