Criminal Thriller Shailene Woodley Flop dominates the main graphs of Netflix

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At this point in time, it seems like a serial killer thrillers is a dozen but this, one of the main roles of Sheilin Woodley just added to Netflix and quickly became one of the most popular projects on the platform (according to the data, accordance from Flixpatrol).

“To catch the killer,” the crime, directed by Damian Shifron (who wrote the film together with Jonathan Wakem), shoots Woodley as Eleanor Falko, who beat a police officer, working on the eve Party participants indiscriminately with a sniper rifle. When Eleanor and her team place an apartment where the militant seems to be empty – and the investigation begins seriously. Combining with a special FBI agent Jeffrey Lanmark (Ben Mendelson), Eleanor goes on this business and tries to find this mass shooter before they can take more life; On the way, Lanmar tells Eleanor that she knows that she once applied for a job at the bureau, and she trusted him that her struggle for mental health prevented her from pursuing this work. Ultimately they find a killer named Ding Posi (Star “Green Knights” Ralph Inesson), but it turns out much more difficult than any of them could foresee.

So, what did the critics about “catch the killer” – who only received a limited theater release in April 2023 – and what has been done by Woods since then?

It is fair to say that “catching the killer” received medium reviews from critics. The movie resulting in 52% Rotten tomatoesThanks to the critical consensus, which praised the direction and several other aspects, making it clear that the film simply lacks: “Stylish direction of Damian David Shifron and great performances” to catch the murderer’s case, but the derivative script drops this thriller from this thriller. ” How about individual critics?

Writing a review for IndiewireSamantha Bergeson called the movie “A glazed performance in the belt of psychological serial drama in the vein, from” silence of the lambs “to” zodiac “, even” Dark Knights “and” Batman. caught the homeless from E. E. Jones’s The GuardianWho thought: “If this movie is remembered, he will mark the end of the hot strip of actor Ben Mendelssohn. You could say what he should see from his presence. No longer.” Maria E. Gates, keeping it simple and easy in her review Rogerbert.comHe said that “his ambitions overwhelm his abilities.”

However, some critics were a little gentle in their reviews to “catch the killer”. Writing for VarietyDennis Harvey said the film is “a reliable investigative procedure that does not violate the new soil, but provides sufficient tension, interest and actions confidently.” Stephen Rome took this step further in his own review AustralianWriting: “This is necessary for fans of gentle thrillers.”

Before Sheilin Woodley starred in “catch the killer” she was already well known A critically favorite HBO ensemble “Big Little Lies”. However, having done a criminal thriller, she continued to appear in a number of other high -profile projects. In 2023, she also played a role in the biopic “Ferrari” Michael Man, who appeared with Adam Driver and Pennelop Cruz, in addition to show “Dump Goney”, a comedy based on a gaming “short compression” that created The headlines are real -world life in 2021.

In 2024, Woodley continued to shoot in another thriller of the crime – “The Killer of heat”, which also presents Joseph Gordon-Levit and “Game of Thrones”, veteran Richard Meden -and was also one of the title women in the mini-series “Three Women” based on Lisa Taddeo’s literature of the same name. Woodley occupies the central scene, like Gia, a character based on Taddeo itself, and while “three women” also received ambiguous reviews, it is necessary to check only for the performance of Woodley. As for “catching the killer”, it now makes waves on Netflix.

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