Spiderhead

Review: In this 2022 sci-fi thriller, Steve Abnesti (Chris Hemsworth) runs a prison that tests mind-altering drugs on it’s inmates (Miles Teller & Jurnee Smollett). Teller played his troubled character very well. In fact, all the actors did a pretty good job of quickly adjusting their emotions as the different drugs were being used. I also want to shoutout Mark Paguio as Mark, who played a very nuanced character. The soundtrack was also notable and worked well with very character-driven moments. SPOILERS Teller & Smollett’s characters quite literally rode off into the sunset, so that’s nice.

High: Chris Hemsworth. Between this & ‘Furiosa’ I’ve learned that the God of Thunder can also play quite an effective villain. His American accent was on point and though the twists with his character were predictable, Hemsworth played them very effectively.

Low: The pacing was erratic, but I will admit this did kind of work in it’s favor during certain points of the movie.

Rating: 6.5/10