Overview
- The Clint Bentley–directed adaptation, co-written with Greg Kwedar and starring Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier, is in a limited theatrical run before arriving on Netflix on Nov. 21.
- Critics single out Edgerton’s restrained, deeply felt performance, with several calling it his most fully realized work.
- Coverage praises the film’s craft, noting Adolpho Veloso’s boxy 3:2 cinematography and Bryce Dessner’s score with an end-credits song co-written with Nick Cave.
- Several reviews highlight shifts from Denis Johnson’s novella that soften harsher impulses and alter moral complexity, prompting debate about the adaptation’s choices.
- With its festival pedigree, high-caliber cast and original song, some critics see the film entering awards-season conversations.