Jake Gyllenhaal is absolutely outstanding in THE GUILTY, Antoine Fuqua’s remake of Gustav Möller’s single-location thriller about a troubled police officer who finds himself in over his head when he receives a call from a woman who seems to have been abducted. The first two acts
see Fuqua demonstrate a mastery of form and technique as he ratchets up the tension and pressure on Gyllenhaal’s Joe Baylor, and the third sees logic take a leave of absence while the emotional weight of the film’s messages land powerfully. For some, The Guilty may take things a
twist too far to be thoroughly satisfied, but Gyllenhaal’s electrifying lead turn and a remarkable voice performance from Riley Keough kept me fully invested in a story about broken people trying to help broken people. At a tight 90 mins, The Guilty makes every second count.
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