Film Review – Dead Man’s Wire

Gus Van Sant has only made three movies over the last decade. 2015’s “The Sea of Trees” was arguably one of his worst pictures, and 2018’s “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” was one of his best, but Van Sant has been away from screens for quite some time, now returning with “Dead Man’s Wire,” which is based on the true story of Tony Kiritsis and his violent effort to expose corruption occurring with a mortgage company. The saga was previously covered in a 2018 documentary (“Dead Man’s Line”), and now screenwriter Austin Kolodney looks to dramatize the hostage event, trying to find the tension, frustration, and even humor in the central situation, also giving star Bill Skarsgard a juicy role as Tony, a hotheaded man of questionable sanity. Perhaps there’s not enough in “Dead Man’s Wire” to carry an entire feature, but Van Sant works well with editorial ideas and anti-capitalist themes to keep the offering involving. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com