Also in the mix are local sheriff Ethan (Jon Bernthal) and his pregnant wife Allison (Medina Senghore) who run a local survival skills camp, and know Connor’s dad. He’s trying to escape from a pair of hitmen, Aidan Gillen and Nicholas Hoult, who are out to bury his father’s secrets, along with anyone who gets in their way. While wallowing in self pity and switching between passive aggressive radio calls and soulful heart to heart’s on the satellite phone, Jolie’s Hannah comes across the blood covered Connor (Finn Little). These towers are dotted across the American wilderness to keep watch for forest fires before they rage out of control. Due to trauma from a recent forest fire (“troubled past”), she’s been grounded and assigned to a fire lookout tower for the summer. Jolie plays Hannah, a troubled “Smoke Jumper” whose regular job is to parachute into remote forest fires and help get them under control (“a unique skillset”). It’s got an isolated community where that kid ends up, pursued by those killers, where a washed up hero with a unique skillset and a troubled past might just give those killers a run for their money. It’s got a plucky kid who’s on the run from said killers. It’s got a got pair of ruthless, efficient killers who nonetheless have their own particular charm as villains. Those Who Wish Me Dead May may elevate the role of “Smoke Jumper” to action hero status but it also shares a lot of DNA with old action movies. When criminal’s plots would be foiled by Mountain Rescue Rangers ( Cliffhanger), Skydivers ( Drop Zone AND Terminal Velocity), and even chefs, if they had a particular sets of skills ( Under Siege). Back when Hollywood realized that action movies based around cops or soldiers were becoming stale and started looking further afield for their heroes. Lord until the sun goes down, 'till it goes down.While watching Those Who Wish Me Dead, the new thriller starring Angelina Jolie and Jon Bernthal, I couldn’t help but think back to the action movies I used to rent on VHS as a teenager. It's all night pourin', pourin', pourin', Ran into a rainstorm, I ducked back into Novato. That's why if you please, I am on my bendin knees, Heard a voice al callin', Lord you was commin' after me. I had a feelin' I was fallin', fallin', fallin', Try to see what's goin' down, try to read between the lines That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees,īertha don't you come around here anymore.ĭressed myself in green, I went down unto the sea. Run around the corner, corner, Lord run smack in to a tree. I had a run in, run around, and run down. I was all night running, running, Lord I wonder if you care, I had a hard run, runnin' from your window. I told Althea I'm a roving son, and I was born to be a bachelor.Īlthea told me, okay, that's fine, so now I'm trying to catch her.Ĭan't talk to you without talking to me, we're guilty of the same old thing.īeen talking alot about less and less and forgetting the love we bring. This space is getting hot, you know this space is getting hot. There are things you can replace, and others you cannot. Gonna want a bed to lay your head and a little sympathy. When the smoke has cleared, she said, that's what she said to me. Loose with the truth, baby, it's your fire, but baby don't get burned. Honest to the point of recklessness, self-centered in the extreme.Īin't nobody messing with you, but you, your friends are getting most concerned. You may meet the fate on Ophelia, sleeping and penchence to dream. You may be a clown in the burying ground, or just another pretty face. You may be Saturday's child, all alone, moving with a tinge of grace. I told Althea that treachery was tearing me limb from limb.Īlthea told me better cool down boy, settle back, easy Jim. I told Althea I was feeling lost, lacking in some direction.Īlthea told me upon scrutiny that my back might need protection.
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