For some reason I had it in my head that Rebel Ridge was a product of The Daily Wire’s attempt to “combat woke media” or whatever it is those hacks think they’re doing. Something akin to 2020’s Run Hide Fight, which dared to ask “What if we mashed up Die Hard with Gus Van Sant’s Elephant?” (Spoiler alert: you get a reprehensible turd of a movie.)
Therefore, I had totally written this thing off and not thought about it since. However, now I’m realizing how off-target my assumptions were, and it’s advancing to the top of the watchlist. Saulnier is an excellent thriller director, but “non-lethal” isn’t typically his protagonists’ MO, so that’s an interesting wrinkle. Thank you for the recommendation.
For some reason I had it in my head that Rebel Ridge was a product of The Daily Wire’s attempt to “combat woke media” or whatever it is those hacks think they’re doing. Something akin to 2020’s Run Hide Fight, which dared to ask “What if we mashed up Die Hard with Gus Van Sant’s Elephant?” (Spoiler alert: you get a reprehensible turd of a movie.)
Therefore, I had totally written this thing off and not thought about it since. However, now I’m realizing how off-target my assumptions were, and it’s advancing to the top of the watchlist. Saulnier is an excellent thriller director, but “non-lethal” isn’t typically his protagonists’ MO, so that’s an interesting wrinkle. Thank you for the recommendation.
The fight choreography is top notch, like i posted i am not sure what to make of it, but it was entertaining.