Reptile (2023)

[Marty McFourth]

Release Date: October 6, 2023

Cast​

• Benicio del Toro as Detective Tom Nichols
• Justin Timberlake as Will Grady, the victim's boyfriend
• Alicia Silverstone as Judy Nichols, Nichols' wife
• Michael Pitt as Eli Phillips, a suspect
• Ato Essandoh as Detective Dan Cleary, Nichol's partner
• Karl Glusman as Sam Gifford, the victim's ex-husband
• Sky Ferreira as Renee, the victim's bestfriend
• Eric Bogosian as Captain Robert Allen, Nichol's boss
• Domenick Lombardozzi as Wally
• Frances Fisher as Camille Grady
• Matilda Lutz as Summer Elswick
• Owen Teague as Rudy Rackozy
• Catherine Dyer as Deena Allen
• Mike Pniewski as Chief Marty Graeber
• Thad Luckinbill as Peter
• James Devoti as Bennett Rosoff
• Michael Beasley as Victor

Synopsis: Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and, by doing so, dismantles the illusions in his own life.

Trailer:

 

[Apoho Creed]

When is Benicio del Toro is in the building you're going up your game in the front of the Camera. This looks like a damn good Murder Mystery Movie.

 

[Marty McFourth]

Benicio del Toro is awesome. I loved his performance in Sicario, he really made that movie so memorable for me.

I'm interested to see how Justin Timberlake does in this. He's actually surprised me with his serious roles, he was pretty solid in the movie In Time and very good in Palmer.

 

[Marty McFourth]

Watched this mostly for Benicio del Toro who is one of my favourite actors, ended up coming away from it having really enjoyed it. A lot of good performances. The vibe of it was excellent, absolutely spot on. It really reminded me a lot of True Detective. The way the plot unravels and the chemistry between Del Toro and Ato Essandoh. I think fans of that show would really appreciate a lot of aspects of this film and the way it's filmed and the tension that is slowly built up. It's a slow burn, but in a really enjoyable way. I also felt it had some elements of Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners too, although that might just be me. I guess just the atmosphere of it and the way some of the scenes are filmed gave me that feeling. It was really engrossing and I was consistently interested to see what happens next. Definitely worth a watch.