A House Of Dynamite (Kathryn Bigelow, October 24, 2025, Netflix) Movie • Page 2

i think largely the point of the movie was that it's a nightmare scenario to which there is no right answer.

i also think it's easy to criticize decisions that have already been made because you can see the results, but it's more difficult when put in the position of making that decision to really know what to do. leaving it open ended and unresolved kind of forces you into that position of making the call for yourself without the benefit of hindsight.
i think it was also interesting to see like, despite all the plans in place and contingencies for those plans all being put to use, they still couldn't believe it was really happening. like, those plans exist for a reason but they never thought it would actually come to fruition. i was reminded of how much the Chernobyl series fixated on how what happened "wasn't possible," but it happened anyway and they just had to accept that.

i dunno, i took a lot away from this and i think even with a polarizing ending there's a lot of great stuff in it.

 

I do think not really focusing on the public was an interesting choice. Like, in the end, to these people, outside of their immediate family, millions of people are just numbers on a board that they and the audience never see.

I think the very end is weird where they show the people being bussed into the sheltered area. Feel like it could have ended with Idris.

 

Liked this a lot. Not great accent work from Rebecca. MVP low key.... Gabriel Basso??

 

Thought this was great. Didn't have a problem with the ending, though I think I'd have cut it off a scene earlier.

 

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Movie was fantastic, although I admit by the third act I *kinda* wanted to FF just a tiny bit to get past the stuff is already seen....I wanted to see beyond what we already knew. But it was still compelling enough to keep me interested and the performances nailed it.

 

Wouldn't be a late-career Kathryn Bigelow movie without an entire cottage industry of "How accurate was this?" content.

 

Idk the ending aside I loved this. Great performances

 

I’m still watching this but came to the thread to see if anyone had mentioned this book yet. My favorite read this entire year.

 

thought this was doodoo after a very good first act

 

First act was great and then it was like what if we do it 2 more times but make it worse each time!

 

I watched this in two sittings, several days apart. Act 1 on a Saturday evening, the rest on Monday night. I think it actually benefited from not being watched all at once. I got to sit with how effective that first act was for 48 hours, and then was less bothered by the repetition.