Cast: Jodie Turner-Smith, Brian Cox, Luke Kirby, and John Cena
Director: Amy Rice
Runtime: 108 Minutes
Rating: R
Rotten Tomatoes
A political thriller that hit Peacock just in time for the mid-term elections of 2022, The Independent is in somewhat of a tough spot as a film. Despite having strong performances, especially from the likes of Jodie Turner-Smith, Brian Cox, and John Cena, and having a solid central concept at play, the political thriller isn't nearly as clever as it needs to be to really become dramatically engaging or even ask ourselves what we would do in such a moral dilemma. It's not hard to parse out the timely analogies made by The Independent in our own political climate, but the hook needed to really keep people engaged and guessing throughout is nowhere to be found.