Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal , Riley Keough , Peter Sarsgaard , Christina Vidal , David Castañeda , Ethan Hawke , Edi Patterson , Paul Dano , Adrian Martinez , Eli Goree , Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Plot: The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Baylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger-but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
My Movie Review: The movie is a tour de force for Jake Gyllenhaal, who again proves what a magnificent talent and his great actor doing intense scenes in isolated area and limited space! As The Guilty is about a demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman with her daughter in too! The Guilty's tension is just enough to send you climbing back to your seats to know what will happen next as you relentlessly clambering though largely identical to the original, is catnip to Gyllenhaal, into whose tortured eyes who's very impressive, but “The Guilty” almost certainly would have been more effective if he'd dialed down the intensity a bit could have so better! The Guilty is riveting, with a strong moral worldview based on the Christian, biblical premise that the truth will set you free, but it's marred by excessive foul language and disturbing violence! Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Joe Baylor, who works for the 911 Communications Center for the Los Angeles Police Department- gaunt troubled officer with a failed marriage and failing health! The movie was entertaining to me, and not only because of a well-written storyline, but most certainly also because of a stellar performance put on by lead actor Jake Gyllenhaal. And also the plot twist was rather enjoyable. He then calls Emily's home phone number, speaking to her young daughter Abby. She tells him- her mom was taken by that her ex-husband Henry Fisher!
Critics Consensus: The Guilty is another Americanized remake overshadowed the original, but its premise is still sturdy enough to support a tense, well-acted thriller. Does just enough to keep you engaged but nothing more. Gyllenhaal works hard to make Baylor a more conflicted character. Yet in humanizing him the film also reduces an institutional failing into an individual one. I felt more caught up in the situation here...we stay engaged and enjoying the story... If you come to this Netflix remake first, you are going to be blown away by a hurricane-force performance from Gyllenhaal. Nails the setup, but there's still the matter of generating a tight enough plot to justify Jake Gyllenhaal's grand efforts. And that's where the picture runs into trouble. Fans of the original will feel like they have been put on hold listening to the same piece of music on a 90 minute loop but for new audiences, this is an edge-of-your-seat thriller than you won’t want to hang up on. Gyllenhaal's best performance since his phenomenal turn in Nightcrawler. Fuqua does add some interesting touches, setting his movie to the backdrop of the California wildfires. But no matter how hard the film tries, it’s never able to muster the same intensity or humanity as its Danish inspiration. The adaption itself however does fail to make convincing argument for its existence. {Gyllenhaal's} unhinged turn that you can practically see mental come apart at the seams. One of his best. The rare Hollywood remake that get's it right!
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