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Good Kill
An Air Force drone pilot (Ethan Hawke) begins to question the ethics of dropping bombs on Afghanistan from the safety of his post in Las Vegas. Is he creating more terrorists than he's killing? Is he fighting a war without end?
5 January 1978, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
18 November 1987, Canton, Ohio, USA
10 October 1941, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
1 December 1988, Los Angeles, California, USA
June 16, 2016
This isn't science fiction-it claims to be "based on actual events"-but it feels like it, with its sealed, space capsule-like remote cockpits and disconnection from the field of battle...April 11, 2016
Like many a previous Niccol work, Good Kill is a human drama about a man hurled into a technological future no one could anticipate: a world in which we humans have come up with yet another ingenious way to torment ourselves.May 21, 2015
"Good Kill" wants to use the movies as a Trojan horse to confront us with our international sins. It's a worthy effort, even if it's not a very well-built horse.March 12, 2016
Niccol's aim is single-minded and relentless.September 21, 2016
You know when you see a movie, and you don't hate it, but you don't love it, either?April 06, 2016
The film quickly loses its way and, after the initial engagement, things simply trail off, and the film doesn't deliver the strong climax it promises.May 22, 2015
But the visuals pack a visceral punch. Every time Tom zeroes in on a target, every time he pushes that button, what we see on those monitors is brutally authentic.June 01, 2016
Ethan Hawke has become a better actor with time and his work with Noccol is probably some of his best. [Full review in Spanish]May 21, 2015
Thoughtful and immensely gripping ...May 22, 2015
"Good Kill" is darkly enlightening, but it's not really all that good.May 23, 2015
Good Kill excels as a character study with Niccol's screenplay making Egan a fascinatingly conflicted and flawed individual and Ethan Hawke giving one of his best recent performances bringing the man to life.May 21, 2015
The audience seems likely to leave feeling scolded or pandered to, depending. Not a great time.