G20 wants to be a high-octane political thriller with something to say, but mostly ends up shouting into the void.
Viola Davis gives a committed, commanding performance as President Danielle Sutton, a war veteran forced into action when a crypto-obsessed terrorist (Antony Starr) hijacks the G20 summit. The premise is juicy-AI deepfakes, global finance, a Black female president going full action hero-but director Patricia Riggen plays it all too straight. The result is a film that's loud, overstuffed, and often unintentionally funny.
The action is passable, the themes are timely, and Joseph Trapanese's score adds urgency, but the script is a mess. What could've been Air Force One for the digital age ends up more like a mediocre streaming binge. Still, Davis elevates weak material with sheer force of will, and Starr tries to inject menace into a villain written like a Reddit thread with a gun.
Not unwatchable, just forgettable.
Viola Davis gives a committed, commanding performance as President Danielle Sutton, a war veteran forced into action when a crypto-obsessed terrorist (Antony Starr) hijacks the G20 summit. The premise is juicy-AI deepfakes, global finance, a Black female president going full action hero-but director Patricia Riggen plays it all too straight. The result is a film that's loud, overstuffed, and often unintentionally funny.
The action is passable, the themes are timely, and Joseph Trapanese's score adds urgency, but the script is a mess. What could've been Air Force One for the digital age ends up more like a mediocre streaming binge. Still, Davis elevates weak material with sheer force of will, and Starr tries to inject menace into a villain written like a Reddit thread with a gun.
Not unwatchable, just forgettable.