Overview

• The thriller is now playing in select theaters, with a streaming release set for October 24 on Netflix.
• Bigelow returns to features for the first time since 2017’s Detroit, leading an ensemble headed by Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson.
• Critics describe a real-time, multi-perspective structure that functions like a pressure cooker without overloading the narrative.
• Coverage highlights production designer Jeremy Hindle’s high-security set recreations, editor Kirk Baxter’s natural continuity, Paul Ottosson’s layered sound, and Volker Bertelmann’s strategic use of silence.
• Commentary urges theatrical viewing for the most immersive, distraction-free experience, noting that the film’s escalating tension plays strongest on the big screen.