Spiderhead

“How far would you go to fix human nature?”

5.8

2022

1h 47m

Science FictionThriller

Director: Joseph Kosinski

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Overview

A prisoner in a state-of-the-art penitentiary begins to question the purpose of the emotion-controlling drugs he's testing for a pharmaceutical genius.

Trailer

Official Hindi Trailer Official

Cast

Steve Abnesti

Chris Hemsworth

Steve Abnesti

Jeff

Miles Teller

Jeff

Lizzy

Jurnee Smollett

Lizzy

Mark Verlaine

Mark Paguio

Mark Verlaine

Heather

Tess Haubrich

Heather

Emma

BeBe Bettencourt

Emma

Rogan

Nathan Jones

Rogan

Sarah

Angie Milliken

Sarah

Dave

Ron Smyck

Dave

Miguel

Joey Vieira

Miguel

Adam

Sam Delich

Adam

Ryan

Daniel Reader

Ryan

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/spiderhead-spoiler-free-review "Spiderhead contains a fascinating high-concept sci-fi premise, but even with an extraordinary cast, it falls short of its narrative potential. Chris Hemsworth proves again that he's one of the most underrated actors working today, while Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett share excellent chemistry. Technically, Joseph Kosinski and his team are able to generate an uneasy atmosphere in a single location without forgetting some visually impressive shot selection. Nevertheless, the story loses energy and focus during the second act, leaving dozens of creative, genuinely captivating paths unexplored or underdeveloped, ultimately choosing the safest, most generic alternative. Revelations and twists are somewhat inconsistent but undeniably impactful. I still highly recommend it. I'm very curious about the general audience's reaction." Rating: B-

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JustEntertainment

The concept is fascinating enough, but the story is so slow and boring that it's hard to follow. Seems like there's a message buried somewhere in there, but it's easy to fall asleep before Evil Corporations oh my god is properly repackaged and regurgitated at whatever climax they think they wrote into the script somewhere. Snore.

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misubisu

Can't fault the acting or the production values. This was filmed in Australia, on an island in Queensland. The premise should be more interesting than the way this film presents it. Poor directing? Perhaps. As I said, the acting is good and believable. A couple of plot holes that I couldn't wrap my head around. The film was based on a short story, which I'm told is a very good story. Clearly the movie got something very wrong. A few days after I watched it, and the movie is unmemorable.

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