Confinato in una casa di riposo isolata e intrappolato nel suo corpo colpito da ictus, un ex giudice deve fermare un anziano psicopatico che impiega il burattino di un bambino per maltrattar... Leggi tuttoConfinato in una casa di riposo isolata e intrappolato nel suo corpo colpito da ictus, un ex giudice deve fermare un anziano psicopatico che impiega il burattino di un bambino per maltrattare i residenti della casa con conseguenze mortali.Confinato in una casa di riposo isolata e intrappolato nel suo corpo colpito da ictus, un ex giudice deve fermare un anziano psicopatico che impiega il burattino di un bambino per maltrattare i residenti della casa con conseguenze mortali.
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As the film opens, (Oscar winner) Geoffrey Rush is Judge Mortensen, presiding over a contentious court case. As he is providing his findings, the honorable judge begins sweating and having difficulty conveying his thoughts ... even clumsily handling a glass of water. It's obvious he's showing signs of a stroke, and ultimately collapses on the bench. As painful as this sequence is, it pales in comparison to what awaits Mortensen.
The judge is checked in to a rehab facility and rest home for the elderly. What he discovers is that one of the patients, Dave Crealy (Lithgow), thrives on physical and psychological abuse of the other patients. His reign of terror involves a plastic doll named Jenny Pen, and the two of them make nightly rounds torturing that evening's unlucky victim(s). The bit of fun here exists in the head-to-head battles between the psychotic Crealy and the physically limited Judge. There is also a nice touch with a local cat that compares to the appearance of oranges in THE GODFATHER. If you know, you know.
Lithgow sports an Aussie accent and hillbilly teeth, while Rush spouts crisp and intelligent dialogue with a dose of arrogance that turns into bewilderment. Of course, most of this makes little sense as the facility would likely have security cameras capturing Lithgow's late night wanderings, or at the least enough of an overnight staff that might glimpse his movements. And at some point, enough patients would team up to narc on the resident psycho bully. It's these details that prevent this from being a top notch psychological thriller, although watching two masters like Lithgow and Rush go at each other provides plenty of entertainment.
Opens in theaters on March 7, 2025.
Just not my cup of tea.
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- QuizDirector John Ashcroft said the film is ultimately about tyranny and described the story as the rise of a dictator in the least of likely places.
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Dave Crealy: We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing.
- ConnessioniReferences Al vertice della tensione (2002)
- Colonne sonoreKa Mate
Composed by Te Rauparaha
Courtesy of Ngati Toa Rangatira
Thanks to Ihaia Ropata, Te Rauparaha Horomona, Taku Parai, Anahera Parata
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Dettagli
Botteghino
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 433.817 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 254.953 USD
- 9 mar 2025
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 647.095 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 44 minuti
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- Proporzioni
- 1.85 : 1