The script is based on a terrific George Saunders short story, the dialogue is whip-smart, Chris Hemsworth is excellent as a charismatic and occasionally-charming psycho, the rest of the cast do a fine job and the location is atmospheric and visually-arresting.
Unfortunately the tone is all over the place. For the first two-thirds of the movie this isn't a dealbreaker but as we build to the climax, humour (that seems to have walked off the set of a different movie) is shoe-horned in and turns what should be an intense stand-off into a slapstick farce. There's a very good reason why Hall and Oates have never been the soundtrack to a 'final showdown" and, after this film, they never will be again.
Unfortunately the tone is all over the place. For the first two-thirds of the movie this isn't a dealbreaker but as we build to the climax, humour (that seems to have walked off the set of a different movie) is shoe-horned in and turns what should be an intense stand-off into a slapstick farce. There's a very good reason why Hall and Oates have never been the soundtrack to a 'final showdown" and, after this film, they never will be again.