Film Review – Windfall

From the style of the main title sequence and the score from composers Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, “Windfall” is imagined as classic cinema thriller involving a small collection of people stuck in a hostage scenario involving a lot of money. Of course, director Charlie McDowell (“The Discovery,” “The One I Love”) doesn’t go full noir with the endeavor, sniffing around for a middle ground between gradual escalation and a sense of humor, bringing in comedic actor Jason Segel to portray a potentially violent individual. “Windfall” starts in one place and ends up somewhere entirely different, which is part of its charm and contributes to its unevenness, but it does offer sharp, engaged performances and some odd ideas for conflict, trying to surprise despite the spareness of the production. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com