If you watch Kathryn Bigelow’s new movie, A House of Dynamite, which is in theaters and will be on available on Netflix October 24, be prepared to lose some sleep.
If you’ve seen The Day After or The Sum of All Fears, you’ll be familiar with the premise of A House of Dynamite. A military tracking station identifies a single missile with a nuclear warhead, origin unknown, heading toward the U.S. mainland. If the missile is not shot down, it will hit in 20 minutes. So basically, this movie focuses on the 19 minutes left before impact.
The movie lurches between the threat of the missile and the characters who are trying to stop that missile from hitting the U.S. and another set of characters trying to figure out who launched the missile and how to retaliate.
The cliches of “edge of my seat” and “white-knuckle suspense” are extremely applicable to A House of Dynamite as Bigelow amps up the stress frame by frame. No spoilers, but be prepared to be freaked out! GRADE: B (for bombshell)
I still don’t have Netflix, but Larry does so will try to remember to watch it. The day before we left for Virginia to see his daughter installed as permanent pastor for her church, his younger dog, Moon, died. She was one of the sweetest dogs ever. Her mother, Blondie, seems to be ok being an only dog. I hope I can convince Larry to get another, hopefully a rescue from a local shelter. Her son or brother ( I’m confused about that) is a very big boy who lives with his daughter and family. I was in dog heaven especially as he’s a bigger version of moon. Blondie is a shoenapper, and I’m pleased when she takes my shoes to sleep with.
Maggie, we live in a Pet-Free Zone because I have too many allergies.