Director: Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
Cast: John David Washington , Boyd Holbrook , Vicky Krieps , Alicia Vikander , Olga Spyraki , Filippos Ioannidis ,Yorgos Pirpassopoulos , Omiros Poulakis , Panos Koronis , Yorgos Vasiliou
Plot: While vacationing in Greece, American tourist Beckett (John David Washington) becomes the target of a manhunt after a devastating accident. Forced to run for his life and desperate to get across the country to the American embassy to clear his name, tensions escalate as the authorities close in, political unrest mounts, and Beckett falls even deeper into a dangerous web of conspiracy.
My Movie Review: The movie is a puzzling mystery that doesn't follow a generic thriller flow it has its own element that you can't explain just hints that shock you as it pop out of somewhere! Beckett is a force to be wreckin' with strong male lead to punch on punch action that may hit on unpredictable circumstance its jumping all over the place and have tendency to loose track!! What's the film tell Beckett is political psychological thriller about an American tourist in Greece while some of the plot Beckett could seem plausible foreigner on vacation getting into trouble, the film is not based on a true story, conspiracy thriller begins like could have actually happen:) Why are they chasing Beckett? Beckett is hunted because he saw a kidnapped kid, Dimos, outside of Athens the night his car crashed. He meets some social justice activists later on who are putting up posters of the boy, and they admit that right-wing terrorists snatched the child to get back at his left-wing politician uncle, Karras. What happens at the end of Beckett? He jumps from the parking garage onto the targeted car, finally apprehending the assassin and saving Dimos Karras. The movie ends with Beckett seeing the heart on his palm that April had drawn just days before. He laments to Lena, “I should have died”. Overall the take away watch closely must be in the zone to fully comprehend what happens' to fully enjoy every little chaos:)
Critics Consensus: Beckett brings a propulsive energy to its man-on-the-run story, but this rather thinly written thriller fails to consistently engage. It could be a lot better. It could be a lot stronger as it approaches the finish. But there's something to be said for watching a guy hide in a car trunk and think, "For him, this is probably the best part of his day." The premise is ripe; the thrills are rich; the payoff doesn't come together quite as easily as the rest. But much of what's here is good more interesting for verging on the ridiculous. Beckett lacks urgency, wit, and a lead actor capable of pulling together its underwritten themes. A ludicrous chase thriller keeps running off course...The novelty of watching Washington's Beckett run-and run-even as he's hampered by obvious pain wears thin pretty quickly. Filomarino’s film begs for a deeper consideration and asks its audience to look beyond its genre exterior. Its story may be simple to a fault and its themes too subtle for their own good. But there’s more meat on the movie’s bones that it may first appear! "Beckett" isn't horrible but it seems uncertain as to what it truly wants to be. Beckett is a throwback to 70s thrillers that’s easily dismissible. As is the case with Frantic, the unique setting and socialization of Beckett gives it an idiosyncratic European flavor, sort of arthouse spin on American Thriller. The setting's important, signs are smartly scattered:)
