Sporting an innovative structure that tells the same 18 minutes or so from several different points of view, Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow (see “The Hurt Locker”) lets the air leak painfully out of the balloon. Her initially tense nuclear missile narrative suffers a slow death. The A-list casting and rich production values add some prestige to “A House of Dynamite,” but end-of-year awards attention is unlikely.

Film Details

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Cast: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Greta Lee, Jason Clarke, and Willa Fitzgerald

MPAA Rating: R

Running Time: 1 hour, 52 minutes

Available in limited theatrical release, followed by an October 24 Netflix premiere

Review Rating: 5/10

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