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'Exit Plan' , also titled 'Suicide Tourist',[ is a 2019 Danish-Norwegian-German mystery drama film directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby and starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.] The film premiered at the 2019 Sitges Film Festival.
Synopsis
Insurance detective Max Isaksen investigates the cold case of Arthur's disappearance. The assignment takes him into the clandestine Aurora Hotel, a secretive facility that specializes in elaborate assisted suicide fantasies. While in the midst of an existential crisis, Max questions his perception of reality.
Cast
*Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Max Isaksen
*Tuva Novotny as Lrke
*Robert Aramayo as Ari
*Jan Bijvoet as Frank
*Solbjrg Hjfeldt as Karen
*Sonja Richter as Alice Dinesen
*Lorraine Hilton as Jenny
*Slimane Dazi as Francois
*Johanna Wokalek as Linda
*Kaya Wilkins as Mia
*Kate Ashfield as Fake Mother
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival on 3 October 2019. It was released in theaters and on VOD in the United States by Screen Media Films on 12 June 2020.
Reception
Box office'Exit Plan' grossed $0 in North America and $3,955 in Hungary.
Critical responseThe film holds a 38% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 26 reviews, with a weighted average of 5.20/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "A would-be thriller that leans a little too hard into its hero's existential crisis, 'Exit Plan' will leave most viewers looking for the door." On Metacritic, it holds a rating of 46 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Lorry Kikta of 'Film Threat' awarded the film a 10 out of 10. Hannah Hoolihan of 'Screen Rant' awarded the film two and a half stars out of five. Tara McNamara of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five. Frank Scheck of 'The Hollywood Reporter' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "'Exit Plan' plays like an existential thriller that unfortunately lacks both philosophical depth and thrills." Dennis Harvey of 'Variety' also gave the film a negative review, describing it as "a movie thats ultimately a little too polite and vague to make much of its intriguing premise." Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars and wrote, "And Coster-Waldau commits to his dull character sufficiently to be, well, dull." Katie Walsh of the 'Los Angeles Times' also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "There is real potential in this premise, and a few flickers of genuine artfulness, but the storytelling is frustratingly abstruse, making for an 'Exit Plan' thats a real missed opportunity."
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