Review of Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) by Jluis_001 — 16 May 2021

I'm one of those of the idea that as many movies as possible should get a theatrical release. This even before the pandemic.

However, in recent years and especially with Netflix, we've seen a huge decline in quality.

A lot of films are getting made, and because of how simple they look, we now consider them ''made for streaming''

Something that worries me about the arrangement that HBO Max made to release the supposed great Warner movies for this year, is that this movie, along with The Little Things, and Tom & Jerry, are movies that seem made for streaming. Because it's hard to believe they were going to be released in theaters. Those Who Wish Me Dead has an overly simplistic story, and seems like an overly simplistic film.

It takes a long time to start, and when I say this I mean action that requires nothing more than turning off the brain, because the characters are painfully hollow.

The script tries to give a trauma to Angelina Jolie's character, but only to give her a little context, and of course provide her with dramatic arc while protecting the child, but there's only that.

The villains are basically Storm Troopers.

I mean, these do kill people, but they only hit the ones who don't matter.

They shot a father in front of his kid, but were they good because they didn't want to execute a pregnant woman?

They're fully disposable, and only a means to an end.

There are many disappointing things in this film, and beyond the little entertainment it can provide, the oblivion into which it will fall will be overwhelming.

And I say that for everyone involved. Including the viewer.