Robert De Niro Hunts the Same Killer Twice in the Netflix Crime Thriller 'The Whisper Man'
Adam Scott plays a father whose missing son forces him and his estranged detective father to revisit a serial-killer case.
- Netflix recently released The Whisper Man, a serial-killer thriller starring Adam Scott as crime novelist Tom Kennedy, who returns to his hometown after his wife dies.
- Tom's estranged father, detective Pete Willis , apprehended the original serial killer decades ago and now teams up with Detective Amanda Beck to investigate new crimes.
- Director James Ashcroft assembled a cast including Michael Keaton in a "surprise" performance, while the killer, Frank Carter, has been locked up for 25 years.
- Tom's sensitive eight-year-old son Jake, played by Acston Luca Porto, perceives mysterious figures throughout the film, while the narrative explores an underlying theme of "bad fathers" and inadequate parental care.
- Although critics describe The Whisper Man as a "rickety contraption" of clichés, it qualifies as an "above-average serial killer thriller" with a respectable cast that realistically portrays police incompetence.
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The Whisper Man Review – 'Solid and starry serial killer thriller'
Many of the films produced under the Russo brothers’ AGBO banner feel – in a good way – like ‘90s throwbacks. 21 Bridges was a solid cop thriller elevated by the late, great Chadwick Boseman. Extraction was a solid hardman action movie elevated by the muscular Chris Hemsworth. The Whisper Man might not boast an MCU leading man, but it is – you guessed it – a solid serial killer thriller elevated by its star-studded cast. The plot is nothing you …
The confrontation between two sacred monsters gives James Ashcroft's classic thriller an unexpected relief.
I watched Netflix’s new crime thriller movie with Robert De Niro, and it gives major ‘Silence of the Lambs’ vibes
Netflix is clearly gearing up for the colder months ahead with the release of its new original movie, “The Whisper Man.” When I first watched the trailer for this crime thriller, I immediately got major “Silence of the Lambs” vibes, which I’d say is a huge compliment. As a big fan of that classic, it’s safe to say my interest was instantly piqued. Directed by James Ashcroft, “The Whisper Man” is a dark ’90s throwback thriller steeped in somber s…
Robert De Niro Hunts the Same Killer Twice in the Netflix Crime Thriller 'The Whisper Man'
NetflixIt’s been a big year for Adam Scott playing hard-drinking novelists. First came Hokum, in which the Parks and Recreation star played against type as an alcoholic writer who gets caught up in some spooky happenings at a haunted hotel. In The Whisper Man, his problems are more down to earth: Rather than ghosts and witches, his character — also a writer, and also a drinker — is faced with the very real horror of finding his son after the boy…
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