Kathryn Bigelow won an Academy Award for the Hurt Locker. Her new thriller dropped on Netflix this weekend. It was a film called A House of Dynamite and it told its story through multiple POVs of different characters.

A normal day goes into chaos when a nuclear missile has been launched and is on its way to the United States. No one is sure where the missile came from or if it even is one, but the responses are tense and difficult.

We see this stretch of period from several different perspectives, each one revealing some new details.

The cast is exceptional. It included Rebecca Ferguson, Idris Elba, Jared Harris, Gabriel Basso, Jason Clarke, Anthony Ramos, Greta Lee, Tracy Letts, Jonah Hauer-King, and Kaitlyn Dever.

I really thought this was a strong film. I was engaged and enthralled with the story and the performances. Seeing the same scenes played out in another POV is completely amazing.

I do not want to spoil the ending, but it was a shocking thing and I am not sure how I feel about it. I understand it though.

This was a really strong film that I am glad that I watched. It is on Netflix.

4.3 stars