Underneath all that style, there’s surprisingly little substance holding this film together.
Underneath all that style, there’s surprisingly little substance holding this film together.
While not the fresh reinvention the franchise needs, this latest installment is still an entertaining popcorn movie.
A film that feels created to shock rather than to tell a fully realized story, this boundary-pushing thriller is made to cause discomfort.
“Beirut” feels like a throwback to old school political thrillers of the past and delivers little fresh or trendy by way of its story line.
This is a handsome looking, brutal and barbaric film with lofty ambitions and a small budget, and it’s worth seeing if only for these reasons (and Bale’s performance).