Good Kill
Ethan Hawke and writer-director Andrew Niccol re-team a decade after Lord of War for this psychological examination of a US fighter pilot turned drone pilot.
As he is exposed to the war against the Taliban – from a safe vantage point with a remote control in hand – moral boundaries begin to bend and his desire to go back out into the field grows with it. Co-stars January Jones (Man Men), Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek) and Zoë Kravitz (Divergent).
2014Rating: M102 minsUSA
DramaThrillerWar
- Director:
- Andrew Niccol ('Lord of War', 'Gattaca', 'In Time', 'The Host')
- Writer:
- Andrew Niccol
- Cast:
- Ethan HawkeJanuary JonesZoë KravitzBruce GreenwoodJake Abel
Good Kill / Reviews
Time Out
A sombre, intelligent drama that critiques Obama's ongoing drone policy while still positioning its button-pushing characters as tortured anti-heroes.
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A searching, timely drama about the dehumanising effects of waging war at a distance.
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The New York Times
Disregard the arguments for and against drone warfare advanced in "Good Kill," and the movie still makes a persuasive case that our blind infatuation with all-powerful technology is stripping us of our humanity.
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The Guardian
Niccol creates an atmosphere that is airless and dull, an unusual tone for a modern war film, but one that fits the subject matter perfectly.
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Los Angeles Times
Where Niccol succeeds is in creating an atmosphere of self-loathing, both for those manning the drones and the audience watching them work.
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Hollywood Reporter
Niccol weighs the human toll on both aggressor and target with intelligence and compassion, while questioning whether technological warfare is inevitably destined to be an unending cycle.
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