Denmark, Norway, Germany · 2019
1h 30m
Director Jonas Alexander Arnby
Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Tuva Novotny, Sonja Richter, Kate Ashfield
Genre Mystery, Thriller, Drama
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Insurance broker Max's life is about one thing - keeping his walnut brain tumour in check. He eats properly, exercises and lives properly, but all of this self-consciousness makes him more and more depressed. When he realises that his beloved wife plans to leave him, he decides to take his own life.
Exit Plan has been retitled from “Suicide Tourist” for its U.S. release, and while the original monicker was certainly punchier, the new one perhaps better captures the gist of a movie that’s ultimately a little too polite and vague to make much of its intriguing premise.
The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
It's telling that the film's original Danish title, which translates to "Suicide Tourist," has been changed for its U.S. release. Exit Plan sounds much more dynamic, indicating the sort of action thriller that the star's fans probably expect. They're likely to be quite disappointed by this stylish, cerebral drama that doesn't really have anything profound to say.
If mid-level dank atmospherics attending well-replayed semi-dystopian “dark” mechanics are sufficient to hook you into a genre movie, you’re all set. If you demand better, this won’t do.
Screen Rant by Hannah Hoolihan
Even with a nuanced performance from Coster-Waldau and beautiful cinematography, Exit Plan is a slow-burn drama that fizzles out in the end.
The Film Stage by Jared Mobarak
I went in expecting a generic plot-based thriller with Max knocking on doors for a mystery that risks his life and mostly received an emotionally introspective character drama about mortality and grief instead.
Los Angeles Times by Katie Walsh
There is real potential in this premise, and a few flickers of genuine artfulness, but the storytelling is frustratingly abstruse, making for an Exit Plan that’s a real missed opportunity.
The concept is original, and the film spends a lot of time misdirecting or not explaining things thoroughly, adding an intriguing layer of mystery. The questions the film asks about life, love, and morality are heavy but not so much as to weigh down everything.
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
It’s slog, slog, slog, all the way.
Chicago Sun-Times by Richard Roeper
This is a film that provides more questions than answers but leaves plenty of food for thought.
The film manages to be a meditative essay on death and dying and love, even if the chill never quite wears off.
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