Synopsis
Two brothers barely scrape by as their father continues to gamble and drink away the money they do bring home. They hatch a plan for a robbery but at what price?
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Cast
- Rebecca RomijnMs. Rose
- Thomas Brodie-SangsterSamuel Emerson
- Luke KleintankBeckett Emerson
- Jordan DunnLittle Larry
- Tobin BellSmashmouth
- Gbenga AkinnagbeRoman
- Susan ParkGrace
- Sebastian RochéWarren Emerson
- Ugo BianchiPablo
Recommendations
- 80
The New York Times
A dark, satisfying work that can be forgiven for the moments it succumbs to Hollywood convention. - 42
The Playlist
With Phantom Halo, Bogdanovich, an actress who’s been playing bit parts since her first uncredited appearance in her father’s “The Last Picture Show,” shows that she has a knack for directing actors and building a visually appealing story. - 40
Village Voice
Sleepy domestic-abuse/coming-of-age melodrama Phantom Halo never goes anywhere memorable because its two main characters don't consistently act like they're afraid of their big bad dad. - 38
Movie Nation
The performances are believable enough. But the film’s violence is both expected and absurdly random. - 38
Philadelphia Inquirer
Messy and confused, the film is a mishmash of tropes from Shakespeare, heist movies, family melodrama, and romance novels hastily thrown together. - 30
The Dissolve
Phantom Halo is overstuffed even before Bogdanovich starts layering in the soliloquies and comic book metaphors. - 30
Los Angeles Times
Although the performances, including that of Rebecca Romijn channeling Cybill Shepherd as a femme fatale type, are sturdy, their characters have been given absolutely nowhere interesting to go. - 12
Slant Magazine
A genre mishmash cobbled together from the refuse of disparate visual and narrative modes.
