American Hangman (2019)

American Hangman: Directed by Wilson Coneybeare. With Donald Sutherland, Vincent Kartheiser, Oliver Dennis, Paul Braunstein. 2 men are chained up in a basement. The captor has cameras aimed at them and is streaming it on the internet – turning it into a “trial” on the held, retired judge’s last court case. The viewers become the jurors.

“During the first scene of u0026#39;American Hangmanu0026#39; I thought to myself this seems an awful lot like u0026#39;Sawu0026#39;. Then one of the characters actually mentioned the scenario being similar to u0026#39;Sawu0026#39; (without ever actually mentioning the title) and I realised this film may just be smarter than I anticipated. Thankfully it turned out I was right.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film is a fun ride from start to finish. The pacing is the best thing this has going for it. I was never bored for a second. There were multiple different angles the story was being told from and each served its purpose well. It was also twisty without being overbearing or obvious.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe only real let-downs were some clunky dialogues (particularly near the start, things seemed to improve as the film went along) and an ending that I felt could have been handled better. It was a smart film and I felt it couldu0026#39;ve been smarter in its conclusion. Overall though I had a great time with u0026#39;American Hangmanu0026#39; and would highly recommend that people give it a look.”