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Directed by Cutter Hodierne (Fishing Without Nets) and starring Raul Castillo (Knives Out), Melonie Diaz (Fruitvale Station), and Josh Brener (The Internship), the crime thriller 'Cold Wallet' is one of the most anticipated films of FrightFest due to its promising cast and intriguing premise. The film follows a team of 'Redditors' who lose everything after a cryptocurrency scam leads them to conspire to kidnap the financial influencer who scammed them. When their home invasion takes a turn for the worse, they become victims of a sadistic game.
'Cold Wallet' boasts a competent cast, a quick runtime, and an interesting premise, but its lack of depth and character development keeps it from being truly memorable.
Director: Cutter Hodierne Writers: John Hibey, Cutter Hodierne Stars: Otoja Abit, Genevieve Adams, Elizabeth Aspenlieder
As expected, the cast is absolutely fantastic and easily the film's best asset. Raul Castillo is wonderful in the lead role, playing a character desperate to make some money to improve his life for his daughter. Castillo always delivers great work in the action, crime, and thriller genres, and 'Cold Wallet' is no exception. Josh Brener is equally good and frequently steals the scene in his role as a financial influencer who is sequestered in his own home. He is manipulative and menacing, making for a fun modern villain. It's also fun to see Melonie Diaz back on the big screen and Tony Cavalero (The Dirt) is highly entertaining. The star power on display here is some of the best at the festival and certainly lives up to expectations.
Unfortunately, the problem isn't with the acting but with the characters. All of the characters, including the leads, are extremely underexplored and don't receive proper development. This makes any attempt at weight and emotion fruitless as we aren't given enough backstory to help us root for them, leaving the audience alienated. We see a snapshot of Castillo's character Billy's family life and relationship with his daughter, but not close enough, and as far as the other characters go, we see even less.
The script for 'Cold Wallet', written by John Hibey, opts for a concise and simple premise, which helps the story not get too complicated or filled with internet jargon. It's easy to follow and understand, even if it's your first foray into the world of cryptocurrencies. The running time is short, just 84 minutes, and it flies by, with most of the story getting underway fairly quickly. A fast pace and simple story are a recipe for success, as 'Cold Wallet' remains a very intriguing film throughout its length. Despite this straightforward approach, 'Cold Wallet' still allows the audience to reflect and leaves us with an interesting discourse and plenty of questions surrounding the ethics of the characters' actions. The team behind 'Cold Wallet' is tackling a serious and shocking story, but applying a fairly playful edge to it, ensuring that the genres blend well and never feel too heavy-handed. It has enough commentary to have something to say, particularly about capitalism, but it also has fun with it, ensuring that the audience does too. It's not necessarily the most shocking thriller, nor is it full of twists, turns and excitement, but it's a consistently watchable film that's as enjoyable as it is predictable. Because of the realistic approach, the lack of surprise factor works.
What stops 'Cold Wallet' from reaching the highest heights is, sadly, its lack of development. We have a genuinely exciting story here, which offers a fun addition to the subgenre alongside films like 'Dumb Money' (2023) and has plenty of nice features. The direction provided by Hodierne is fabulous, the technical aspects are all on point with great production value and the performances are all top-notch, particularly those of Josh Brener. The Christmas setting is quite fun and the snowy landscape makes 'Cold Wallet' rewatchable in the colder months. It's a shame that the characters are so under-explored, as with care, time, attention and a story behind them all, much more emotional weight and stakes could have been added to the film. 'Cold Wallet' is good, but more development could have made it great.
Netflix has released a trailer for the new sci-fi anime, Moonrise, which shows the main character Jack in action against creatures that serve as antagonists in the Earth vs. Moon conflict. Although no firm release date has been provided for the anime series yet, Moonrise will stream on Netflix sometime in 2024. Announced on Netflix Tudum 2022, Moonrise is written by novelist Tou Ubukata, best known for his excellent work on Ghost in the Shell, Psycho-Pass 2, and Psycho-Pass 3. Beloved artist Hiromu Akawara, who previously worked on the hit series from the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, will also join the show as a character designer. Ubukata wrote and published a prologue novel in December 2018. Netflix describes Moonrise as "a fateful tale of resistance forces on the moon challenging the peaceful inhabitants of Earth to battle." The trailer introduces the two main characters, Jack and Al, while Kawasaki's music accompanies the action-packed scenes. In addition to Ubukata an...
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The battle royale concept has been executed and repackaged in many forms over the years. The Hunger Games pits kids against each other in a mandatory deathmatch, while Battle Royale sent high school students into a fight to the death. Most recently, the hit Netflix sensation Squid Game saw players risk their lives for a prize pool of 45 billion won, once again bolstering the enduring popularity of the genre. Alice in Borderland, in a similar vein, shares many of the same elements. With traces of influence from William Golding's allegorical novel Lord of the Flies and Battle Royale to works focused on psychological puzzles like Saw and Cube, the first season transported audiences to an abandoned Tokyo, where people are forced to compete in dangerous games. The difficulty and type of each is determined by the poker cards and their suite, and those who survive receive extensions to their "visas" which, upon expiration, will result in execution with red lasers shot from the ...
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