Wire Room
2022 American film by Matt Eskandari
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Wire Room is a 2022 American action thriller film directed by Matt Eskandari, from a screenplay by Brandon Stiefer, and produced by Randall Emmett, George Furla, Oliver Trevena, Norton Herrick, Ceasar Richbow, Mark Stewart, and Noel Ashman. It stars Kevin Dillon and Bruce Willis.
- Randall Emmett
- George Furla
- Oliver Trevena
- Norton Herrick
- Ceasar Richbow
- Mark Stewart
- Noel Ashman
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| Directed by | Matt Eskandari |
| Screenplay by | Brandon Stiefer |
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| Cinematography | Will Barratt |
| Edited by | Chris Patterson |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate Films |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Wire Room was released by Lionsgate Films in limited theaters and VOD on September 2, 2022, followed by its release on DVD and Blu-ray on October 11, 2022.
Premise
While on Wire Room duty – a high-tech command center surveilling the most dangerous criminals – a federal agent listens in as the target is attacked in his home by a hit squad. Without burning the wire yet, he must protect the investigation and the target's life from the confines of a room fifty miles away.[2]
Cast
- Kevin Dillon as HSI Special Agent Justin Rosa[3]
- Bruce Willis as Shane Mueller[3][4]
- Oliver Trevena as Eddie Flynn[5]
- Texas Battle as Sheriff Roberts[2]
- Cameron Douglas as Mike Axum[2]
- Shelby Cobb as Nour Holborow[2]
Production
In December 2021, Bruce Willis, Oliver Trevena, and Kevin Dillon signed on to star in the action film Wire Room.[6] The film was directed by Matt Eskandari, from a screenplay by Brandon Stiefer, for Five Star Films, and Randall Emmett, George Furla, Norton Herrick, Ceasar Richbow, Mark Stewart, and Noel Ashman as producers alongside Trevena.[6] Principal photography began in Birmingham, Alabama on December 20, 2021.[6]
Wire Room is one of the last films to star Willis, who retired from acting because he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.[7][8]
Release
Wire Room was released by Lionsgate Films in limited theaters and VOD on September 2, 2022,[1][2][9] followed by its release on DVD and Blu-ray on October 11, 2022.[10]
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 0% of 5 critics' reviews are positive.[11]
Leo Faierman, of Screen Rant, gave the film a negative review, explaining that it "is a crooked cop action drama that plays out like low-budget, straight-to-VHS schlock from decades past".[12] Robert Kojder, of Flickering Myth, gave the film a 1.5/5, saying "Wire Room takes 95% of its running time to deliver a passable action sequence, using the term passable loosely".[13] Brian Orndorf, of Blu-ray.com, gave a negative review, writing "another forgettable Emmett and Furla production determined to simply be product, not an exciting presentation of escapism with concentration on highly cinematic twists and turns."[14] Mark Dujsik, of Mark Reviews Movies, gave the film a one out of four, saying "our incompetent protagonist is in good company behind the camera, too."[15] Brian Costello, of Common Sense Media, gave the film a 1/5 rating, writing: "It's a little too easy to pick on this movie, and not really worth the time for anyone to bother watching it".[16]
