Even without getting into the premise of today’s film, this
has the kind of main casting that is designed to make audiences froth in
excitement. You’ve got Oscar Isaac, a true rising star who has been attached to
critical and audience darlings for several years straight at this point and has
even entered meme status thanks to his… interesting dance sequence from Ex Machina. Next to him, there’s Charlotte Le Bon, whom I’ll admit hasn’t exactly
wowed me with her latest features, but quite frankly, she’s more than due for a
proper-good production. And then there’s Christian Bale, the modern king of
method acting who is well-known by this point for how seriously he takes his work. As much as I know better than I’d like how easily a promising
cast can be cut down by a wasteful story, rest assured, this isn’t one of those
occasions.
