Outside the Wire Review: Netflix's Sci-Fi Action Film Has Ludicrous Fun With an Android Anthony Mackie
Mackie continues to build his star profile
Jordan Hoffman
Jan. 13, 2021, 12:01 a.m. PT
One of the best things about movies is, usually, if someone does something that makes no sense, you can wait long enough and there will be clarity. Especially in a military techno thriller. "Why would the General
do that?" you cry. And then, when you get to the end, it's, "Aha! They had me for a while!"
Such is the case with the Netflix film
Outside The Wire. Unlike in real life, where you'll never know for sure why your sister-in-law just up-and-became a jerk one day, sticking with these two baffling hours brings answers. (Trust me on this, as I almost lost hope.) Luckily, there are other rewards along the way, like seeing Anthony Mackie play an unstoppable killing machine rampaging his way through the Crimea.