When one thinks about spy thrillers, the James Bond movies usually come to mind first with their exotic locales, bombastic special effects and steamy romantic encounters. But, as this latest offering from writer-director Martin McDonagh illustrates, one doesn’t need such grandiose elements to make a compelling tale of espionage. In fact, it’s been brilliantly pulled off here with qualities not typically associated with this genre – complex characters, quirky humor and considerably less flash, all set during a documented period in history, refreshing changes all around. In 1973, CIA agents Chris Carlisle (John Malkovich) and Lee Chesterfield (Sam Rockwell) are stationed in Santiago, Chile to help stage the coup d’etat that ultimately overthrew President Salvador Allende, the nation’s first democratically elected Communist leader and, by extension, a perceived enemy of American interests....
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Wild Horse Nine
Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris and Lee are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ. Amongst the Island's iconic statues, and as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris's newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways.
- Director
- Martin McDonagh
- Cast
- John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Bastián Bodenhöfer, Luciano Reinoso
Reviews
What makes not only *Wild Horse Nine* great but Martin McDonagh's work in general is that his films typically have a palpable two-person dynamic loaded with absurd dialogue and outrageous conversations, but they also flip-flop between being ridiculously mean and overwhelmingly somber. McDonagh knows how to make you laugh out loud one moment and sob uncontrollably the next, and it never fails to be pure cinema https://bit.ly/Wild9
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