Before she can figure out what he’s on about, Weir is off - back to the office, back to his life, as sure of his claims as he is that Hailey doesn’t have anything on him anyway.īut then weird stuff really does start to happen. The next day, when he wakes up with Hailey (Meta Golding), paranoia appears to set in: Weir claims to find a camera in her hotel room and accuses her of blackmailing him. He makes a quick buck (OK, a few million bucks) tricking a dick-ish Wall Street bro into a bad investment and even goes to bed with a beautiful woman in the process.
Weir runs his own corporate espionage business, and things are going pretty well. “Maybe He can tell me what the fuck is going on,” Weir says, before we jump three weeks back in time. In “Rabbit Hole,” his dire circumstances start in a confessional, where a desperate Peter Weir tells the priest he just needs someone to listen, and if that someone is God, all the better. Charles Dance in “Rabbit Hole” Courtesy of Marni Grossman / Paramount+ None have been able to match the rush of a real-time ticking clock, but there’s clearly an audience to see the former Jack Bauer dig his way out of an impossible scenario. Since “24” hit it big, Sutherland has kept plugging away at action-thrillers like “Designated Survivor,” “The Fugitive” (2020), and various films. But even if “Mission: Impossible” doesn’t spring to mind while watching the “Rabbit Hole” premiere - I mean, it’s meant to appeal to Sutherland’s “24” fanbase - De Palma’s meticulous, emotional approach to the template emphasizes what’s lacking in John Requa and Glenn Ficarra’s series: “Rabbit Hole” does a fine job going through the motions, but it never feels like it’s invested in its characters enough to stand out from the pack.įor some viewers, that may be enough. To be fair, this is a fairly standard set-up for an espionage thriller. ‘Platonic’ Proves That Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen Can Be Too Good Together Then he’s in the wind, left to pinpoint who betrayed him, why, and how he can clear his name. It’s only after coming face to face with the man who may have set him up - and some very labored running (the only way Sutherland can) - does he manage to escape. John Weir ( Kiefer Sutherland) and his team are hired to frame one big-deal dude or another, only to see the operation go very, very wrong. Let’s talk about “ Rabbit Hole,” the first season of Paramount’s new action series, which starts with a con inside a con.
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Why am I bringing up a movie from 1996 in a review for a TV show debuting in 2023? No reason. Only after coming face to face with the man sent to bring him - and some very fast running (the only way Cruise can) - does he manage to escape. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team are sent to retrieve some dangerous doodad or another, only to see the operation go very, very wrong.
Brian de Palma’s “Mission: Impossible” - the first film of Paramount’s ongoing action franchise - starts with a con inside a con.
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