Beckett

Name: Beckett
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: August 13, 2021
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 52
Cast: Alicia Vikander, Boyd Holbrook, Daphne Alexander, Giorgos Pyrpassopoulos, Isabella Margara

2021

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): August 13, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Alicia Vikander, Boyd Holbrook, Daphne Alexander, Giorgos Pyrpassopoulos, Isabella Margara, John David Washington, Lena Kitsopoulou, Leonardo Thimo, Olga Spyraki, Panos Koronis, Vicky Krieps

Summary: While vacationing in Greece, American tourist Beckett (John David Washington) becomes the target of a manhunt after a devastating accident. Forced to run for his life and desperate to get across the country to the American embassy to clear his name, tensions escalate as the authorities close in, political unrest mounts, and Beckett fallsWhile vacationing in Greece, American tourist Beckett (John David Washington) becomes the target of a manhunt after a devastating accident. Forced to run for his life and desperate to get across the country to the American embassy to clear his name, tensions escalate as the authorities close in, political unrest mounts, and Beckett falls even deeper into a dangerous web of conspiracy.… Expand

Director: Ferdinando Cito Filomarino

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 108 min

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Michael Ordoña

Aug 12, 2021

It’s a ‘70s paranoia movie in the best sense. And this is no hackneyed tribute; it’s complex, murky, propulsive. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Aug 11, 2021

Apart from a few lapses, Filomarino is straightforward and gets the job done. Along the way, he taps into everyone’s most paranoid fantasy about foreign travel — where the police and authority figures turn on you, and the Constitution or Bill of Rights are a few thousand miles away. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Aug 4, 2021

Thin and politically disengaged as this diverting Euro-thriller can be, it never forgets how even the most desperate of people can be left to suffer in plain sight — nothing but figures in a landscape. Read full review

Scott Campbell

Aug 10, 2021

Beckett is a solid Netflix effort that offers a throwback to the intense political manhunt thrillers of the 1970s. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Aug 14, 2021

None of this film’s shortcomings took me totally out of it. I was drawn into the story, in spite of its “Oh come now” moments when our hero gets a break, or avoids having every bone broken by doing something nobody who has a choice would hazard. Read full review

Fionnuala Halligan

Aug 4, 2021

Beckett, though, has better films in its DNA - it is by no means original. What it mostly serves as is a reminder of what is missing from independent cinema - and may well be gone for good. Read full review

Polygon Robert Daniels

Aug 14, 2021

This film, unfortunately, fails to live up to the quality of its influences. Filomarino’s Beckett lacks urgency, wit, and a lead actor capable of pulling together its underwritten themes. Read full review

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Poofy

Aug 19, 2021

As a half greek person living abroad I enjoyed watching this movie with longing and nostalgia of the country side types of people as well as the street and culture of Athens. All along a little drama!.. I can’t understand why it got so bad reviews, when in the end its not that bad. I wouldAs a half greek person living abroad I enjoyed watching this movie with longing and nostalgia of the country side types of people as well as the street and culture of Athens. All along a little drama!.. I can’t understand why it got so bad reviews, when in the end its not that bad. I would even enjoy a follow up to this movie see what happens next. Did he get back? What was it really all about? This movie is for people who loves the cinema and a good cultural alternative movie … Expand

1 of 3 users found this helpful12

TomasVender

Sep 13, 2021

This film kept me on the edge of the seat for 2 hours. Excellent thriller, I dont know what youall are wining about.

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Habibiehakim

Aug 16, 2021

8.5/10
The movie lacks in every non-dialogue scene, it was too slow and it was pretty boring, but while they back at it, with a great dialogue, amazing performance by everybody especially Washington's, incredible action, great score, and great story, it was pretty hard for me to really going8.5/10
The movie lacks in every non-dialogue scene, it was too slow and it was pretty boring, but while they back at it, with a great dialogue, amazing performance by everybody especially Washington's, incredible action, great score, and great story, it was pretty hard for me to really going way down for the score, once it's good, it's so good, Beckett is still overall a great movie and one of the years best film.… Expand

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bertobellamy

Aug 13, 2021

A very convoluted plot, boring stakes, and messy character development make 'Beckett' a pretty forgettable film. The way they try to mix the story with the actual political climate is lazy at best. John David Washington is the least responsible for this mess. Still, I'd be embarrassed, as aA very convoluted plot, boring stakes, and messy character development make 'Beckett' a pretty forgettable film. The way they try to mix the story with the actual political climate is lazy at best. John David Washington is the least responsible for this mess. Still, I'd be embarrassed, as a renowned actor, to appear in the credits.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

MetacriticOnur

Aug 13, 2021

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adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.

1 of 5 users found this helpful14

Mauro_Lanari

Aug 16, 2021

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"The feeling is that of finding oneself in front of a somewhat gratuitous exercise [...], devoid of a solid staging and capable of withstanding changes in scenery and rhythm, but the project is ambitious and all in all well packaged" (Roberto Manassero), "the action envelope(Mauro Lanari)
"The feeling is that of finding oneself in front of a somewhat gratuitous exercise [...], devoid of a solid staging and capable of withstanding changes in scenery and rhythm, but the project is ambitious and all in all well packaged" (Roberto Manassero), "the action envelope is flawless"(Emanuele Sacchi). Insignificant screenplay aside (Hitchcock, De Palma, Pakula, Pollack: are we kidding?), the expressive form is or pauperistic (a squandered budget for the cast, a John David Washington chosen before "Tenet" and a Vikander with an unrecognizable rounded face?) or of a sloppiness which by comparison "I Cesaroni" are a proof of professionalism. One is stunned by reading on the credits the names of Luca Guadagnino as producer, of Sayombhu Mukdeeprom his director of photography, of Ryūichi Sakamoto as composer of the score: were they on lunch break, on award holiday for no one knows what? Finally, the title: let's not bother and disturb the Greats without providing justifications.… Expand

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Noxious

Aug 22, 2021

Dog **** sad part, is people get paid to make this trash and waste our time.

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