Like a post-modern Dr. Strangelove - without the satire and the laughs - Kathryn Bigelow's latest thriller explores the notion of a global nuclear war. After a mysterious warhead is fired towards USA, politicians and generals and government experts unite to figure out the who and what and why - all in under twenty minutes of a countdown clock. The open ending lands a bigger punch than a conclusive resolution, solidifying A House of Dynamite as an engrossing experience.
The movie rolls out the same doom-scenario from three different perspectives, wisely leaving the reaction of the American President (Idris Elba) for last. The scene inside of the Presidential helicopter, Marine One, where the POTUS and a young naval officer, Robert Reeves (Jonah Hauer-King) discuss the options at hand, are chilling and terrifying in all the right ways.
I know that sounds like an oxymoron, but that's just the kind of experience AHOD is: devastating in its suggested scenario, yet undeniably riveting in its execution.
☆☆☆1/2
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