Variety
[An] appallingly manipulative psychological thriller, which scolds audiences for not caring enough about our veterans, while counting on the well-meaning message to excuse this otherwise awful mess of a movie.
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Man Down
Shia LaBeouf plays a haunted Afghanistan war veteran searching desperately for his son in this post-apocalypse psychological thriller. Co-stars Gary Oldman.
"Gabriel Drummer (LaBeouf) is a 30-year-old marine discharged after a catastrophic error in Afghanistan irreparably changes his life. Gabriel’s counselor, Peyton Calvin (Oldman), guides him in unraveling the thrilling puzzle of his experience and navigating the unstable boundary between perception and reality." (Venice Film Festival)
201592 minsUSA
DramaThriller
- Director:
- Dito Montiel ('Empire State', 'The Son of No One', 'Fighting')
- Writer:
- Adam G. Simon
- Cast:
- Shia LaBeoufKate MaraJai CourtneyGary OldmanClifton CollinsJr.Jose Pablo CantilloCharlie ShotwellChristopher Berry
Man Down / Reviews
The Guardian
Man Down turns out to be - by turns - uninteresting, treacly and chock full of war-movie cliches.
Full reviewHollywood Reporter
[LaBeouf's] performance is over-powered by the film's grandiose, misplaced ambition to switch back and forth between genres.
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