Default (2014 film)

Default
Directed bySimón Brand
Written byJim Wolfe Jr.
Dan Bence
Produced byJulián Giraldo
Mauricio Osorio
StarringDavid Oyelowo
CinematographyGerardo Mateo Madrazo
Edited byRicardo Javier
Music byXander Lott
Production
company
Delfault Pictures
Distributed byGoDigital
Release date
  • October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Default is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Simón Brand and featuring David Oyelowo.[1]

Cast

  • Greg Callahan as Saltzman
  • Katherine Moennig as Juliana
  • Stephen Lord as Kane
  • Connor Fox as Pete Bowers
  • Jeanine Mason as Marcela
  • Peres Owino as Nadifa Sabisi
  • David Oyelowo as Atlas
  • Benjamin Ochieng as Edward
  • James C. Victor as Finley
  • Harbi Mohameud as Skinny
  • Hakeemshady Mohamed as Blue Eyes
  • Karim Ndiaye as Leo

Reception

The film has a 33% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]

Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Resourceful, Los Angeles-shot low-budgeter is solidly assembled, with Xander Lott’s unobtrusive yet unsettling score a plus."[3]

Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times wrote, "Yet even the failure to find a persuasive closing note doesn’t detract from Mr. Oyelowo’s riveting performance."[4]

Martin Tsai of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Director Simon Brand devotes so much running time to fear-mongering and grotesque stereotypes that a last-ditch effort at moral ambiguity and a critique on muckraking barely register."[5]

References

  1. ^ Holland, Jonathan (20 March 2014). "Default: Cartagena Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Default". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ Harvey, Dennis (16 October 2014). "Film Review: 'Default'". Variety. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  4. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (16 October 2014). "Hijacking the News". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. ^ Tsai, Martin (16 October 2014). "'Default' a hostage thriller that demands little attention". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 July 2020.