Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
The story about three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.
Kelly Reichardt's slow-burn eco-thriller benefits enormously from committed, naturalistic performances — particularly Jesse Eisenberg's coiled, paranoid turn — that elevate fairly spare material. The plot is deliberate and methodical, effective in building dread but thin on narrative complexity. Cinematography is clean and functional in Reichardt's understated style without being visually distinctive. Novelty is moderate: the eco-terrorism angle is genuinely unusual, but the psychological aftermath territory is well-trodden. The ending is unsatisfying in a way that feels intentional but not fully earned, leaving the moral reckoning somewhat unresolved.