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A House of Dynamite movie review: Kathryn Bigelow’s apocalyptic political thriller fizzles out | Movie-review News

A House of Dynamite movie review: Kathryn Bigelow’s apocalyptic political thriller fizzles out | Movie-review News

A House of Dynamite movie review: There is very little even the US can do when a nuclear missile is due to strike it in 30 minutes. That is the premise of this latest film by Kathryn Bigelow, who has been poking and probing America’s security assumptions for a while now. And, if you believe her and writer Noah Oppenheimer, one can be grateful that the future of the world (our very own house of dynamite) won’t rest solely on Donald Trump’s twitchy fingers. In extraordinary minute detail, Bigelow examines such a scenario from the perspective of different characters who would be swept up in such a crisis – from a US Major managing a missile interception centre somewhere in deep Alaska, all the way up to POTUS. The ideological divide that runs through the heart of Washington is on display – from the Deputy NSA (Basso) advising caution, to the General urging quick action to display America’s strength. Bigelow takes time out for her characters’ emotions, including the Captain (Ferguson) stealing in a mobile …