Critic Rating
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Director
Taylor Sheridan
Cast
Angelina Jolie,
Finn Little,
Jon Bernthal,
Nicholas Hoult,
Aidan Gillen,
Jake Weber,
Medina Senghore,
Tyler Perry,
Boots Southerland,
Tory Kittles
Genre
Thriller,
Action
A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.
Chicago Sun-Times by Richard Roeper
Director Sheridan and his co-writers Charles Leavitt and Michael Koryta (whose novel is the source material) have fashioned a thoroughly engrossing tale filled with memorable characters, dryly funny dialogue and show-stopping, often brutal confrontations in which the weapon of choice varies from semi-automatic firearms to a deer rifle to a fire extinguisher to handguns to an axe to bare fists, depending on the circumstances.
New York Magazine (Vulture) by Angelica Jade Bastien
The neo-Western inflected work is a lean, engrossing, action-packed shot of adrenaline that is striking in its aesthetic decisions and boasts some exceedingly fun turns from its actors. Most important, it proves once more why Jolie is a star.
Paste Magazine by Jacob Oller
The film’s rock-solid survival story is enhanced by its charming ensemble and striking, elegant environment.
Time Out by Huw Oliver
Ridden with flashbacks and with a punchy orchestral score, it’s a thoroughly improbable story of her internal redemption. And it’s largely pretty great.
Los Angeles Times by Jessica Kiang
An enjoyable, absorbing, characterful testament to shuffling the whole deck of genre conventions, and then politely setting it on fire.
The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg
New Mexico plays Montana, and not being familiar with the terrain, I was convinced by that. Accurate or not, the landscape gives as sensational a performance as any of the actors.
Empire by Chris Hewitt (1)
A lean and mean throwback of a thriller bolstered by excellent performances and first-class filmmaking. Occasionally bites off more than its CG budget can chew, but when director Taylor Sheridan keeps the action grounded, it’s sweaty palms central.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Barry Hertz
Those Who Wish Me Dead is solid meat-and-potatoes fun – it knows its job, gets it done with minimal fuss and leaves its audiences full and satisfied.
TheWrap by Alonso Duralde
The stakes are high and the danger is always imminent in this straightforward thriller; it never bends the rules of the genre, but it certainly delivers on what it promises.
The Hollywood Reporter by David Rooney
The well-crafted film’s principal arcs may be largely predictable, but it’s an emotionally satisfying and gripping watch.
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