Spiderhead (2022) (original) (raw)
This is set in the near future, when convicts are offered the chance to volunteer as medical subjects in hopes of shortening their sentences. When one prisoner finds himself the test patient for a new pharmaceutical capable of generating feelings of love, he begins questioning the reality of his emotions and sets out to discover the truth.
This is set in the near future, when convicts are offered the chance to volunteer as medical subjects in hopes of shortening their sentences. When one prisoner finds himself the test patient for a new pharmaceutical capable of generating feelings of love, he begins questioning the reality of his emotions and sets out to discover the truth. (less)
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, George Saunders
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, Jurnee Smollett, Tess Haubrich, Angie Milliken, Stephen Tongun
Producer: Eric Newman
Review by Brian Orndorf, June 15, 2022
8 / 10
Director Joseph Kosinski has exclusively made large-scale movies during his career. He�s taken on the Grid (�Tron: Legacy�), dealt with the future (�Oblivion�), celebrated firefighting heroism (�Only The Brave�), and recently restored the world�s need for speed (�Top Gun: Maverick�). He has an eye for spectacle, but his latest, �Spiderhead,� doesn�t carry the potential for explosive visuals. It�s a chiller and character study that largely takes place inside a single building, with writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese adapting a short story about the pressures of manipulation and submission ins ...read more...
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