A man breaks into a tech billionaire's empty vacation home, but things go sideways when the arrogant mogul and his wife arrive for a last-minute getaway.A man breaks into a tech billionaire's empty vacation home, but things go sideways when the arrogant mogul and his wife arrive for a last-minute getaway.A man breaks into a tech billionaire's empty vacation home, but things go sideways when the arrogant mogul and his wife arrive for a last-minute getaway.
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- TriviaJason Segel pitched the idea for this film on a Zoom call with Charlie McDowell two months into Covid quarantine in 2020. The goal was to create a story with a small ensemble that could be filmed in one location (perfect for Covid times).
- GoofsShe wipes her prints off of the gun but puts the gun in Nobody's hand with her bare fingers.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Half in the Bag: 2022 Mid-Year Catch-Up Part 2 (Movies) (2022)
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Intelligent home invasion
I was hooked on home-invasion thrillers as far back as Straw Dogs. Since then, I've read Flannery O'Connor's stories relishing the outsider, who usually changes things for her and seen Hard Candy. Because of the home-imprisoning pandemic, I'm ready for a new serving of terror right in my own home. Enter minimalist Windfall from Netflix.
"Nobody" (Jason Segel), a drifter who commandeers wealthy vacation homes while the owners are away, invades the home of "CEO" (Jesse Plemons) and "Wife" (Lily Collins) somewhere in the remote Southwest, where its isolation suits the danger of the invasion. Oops, the couple comes home early.
Unlike most films in this subgenre, Windfall has little violence, whereby the implicit danger is amplified by being ever present underneath it all. Befitting a tyrannical CEO with little humane orientation, he is up for negotiating their release after Nobody takes them hostage and demands ransom. Although Wife is already imprisoned by her husband's wealth and megalomania, she contradicts his outlandish terms and generally reviles him for his ego's endangering them.
Meanwhile, Nobody is trying to understand CEO's obtuseness and almost amused by the couple's lack of connection to each other. In other words, Windfall is about character and what is revealed under stress. No one comes off well, but you can tell the abductor is a better person than the husband. As for the title, the cash Nobody demands and gets could be a "windfall," but I suspect the character revelations qualify even more.
Wife plays a pivotal part in the outcome; you will have to see this Netflix thriller to experience the twist. You may identify with the characters whose fates slowly unfold as a result of their character, but not quickly and with little help from the mese en scene. Fate fits character but not obviously or quickly.
A fun date night unless you're like the ego-centric CEO.
"Nobody" (Jason Segel), a drifter who commandeers wealthy vacation homes while the owners are away, invades the home of "CEO" (Jesse Plemons) and "Wife" (Lily Collins) somewhere in the remote Southwest, where its isolation suits the danger of the invasion. Oops, the couple comes home early.
Unlike most films in this subgenre, Windfall has little violence, whereby the implicit danger is amplified by being ever present underneath it all. Befitting a tyrannical CEO with little humane orientation, he is up for negotiating their release after Nobody takes them hostage and demands ransom. Although Wife is already imprisoned by her husband's wealth and megalomania, she contradicts his outlandish terms and generally reviles him for his ego's endangering them.
Meanwhile, Nobody is trying to understand CEO's obtuseness and almost amused by the couple's lack of connection to each other. In other words, Windfall is about character and what is revealed under stress. No one comes off well, but you can tell the abductor is a better person than the husband. As for the title, the cash Nobody demands and gets could be a "windfall," but I suspect the character revelations qualify even more.
Wife plays a pivotal part in the outcome; you will have to see this Netflix thriller to experience the twist. You may identify with the characters whose fates slowly unfold as a result of their character, but not quickly and with little help from the mese en scene. Fate fits character but not obviously or quickly.
A fun date night unless you're like the ego-centric CEO.
- JohnDeSando
- Mar 26, 2022
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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