A warehouse, a bunch of guns, and some big personalities….what could go wrong? Everything and anything, as Ben Wheatley‘s “Free Fire” uses that simple premise to weave a wildly entertaining action movie that let’s the bullets and one liners fly. And now, we finally know what it’ll be hitting the multiplex.
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A24 has announced a March 17, 2017 bow for the movie, which will see it go up against “Beauty And The Beast” and the horror/thriller “The Belko Experiment,” though likely in limited release. Still, if live action Disney movies aren’t your thing, and you’re seeking out some more adult oriented material, this flick starring Brie Larson, Sharlto Copley, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy, and Jack Reynor should do the trick. Here’s the synopsis:
Bold, breathless and wickedly fun, Free Fire is an electrifying comedy-thriller about an arms deal that goes spectacularly and explosively wrong. Acclaimed filmmaker Ben Wheatley (Kill List, High Rise) propels the audience head-on into quite possibly the most epic shootout ever seen on film as he crafts a spectacular parody –– and biting critique –– of the insanity of gun violence. Everyone’s got a gun, and absolutely no one is in control.
Set in a colorful yet gritty 1970s Boston, Free Fire opens with Justine (Oscar® winner Brie Larson), a mysterious American businesswoman, and her wise-cracking associate Ord (Armie Hammer) arranging a black-market weapons deal in a deserted warehouse between IRA arms buyer Chris (Cillian Murphy) and shifty South African gun runner Vernon (Sharlto Copley). What starts as a polite if uneasy exchange soon goes south when tensions escalate and shots are fired, quickly leading to a full-on Battle Royale where it’s every man (and woman) for themselves.