- makdelart27 de febrero de 2026The atmosphere of the 1970s is brilliantly captured in every possible detail. Skarsgard is excellent, of course. An interestingly told story (based on real events), although, to be honest, we have seen many similar ones on screen. Perhaps what was missing was an exploration of the problem, some ‘final conclusions’, because it seems that the director wanted to convey something with this film – we only have a reconstruction of events, and the conclusions are left to us to draw as homework.
- Kevin Ward10 de enero de 2026Wild true story of a man, Tony Kiritsis, who feels wronged and disrespected by his mortgage lender and goes to extremes to make it right. Bill Skarsgard is great as Tony, playing him slightly off kilter while still making real efforts to stay polite. He’s constantly apologizing when his anger slips out, asking forgiveness for his swearing, which gives him a likable quality that makes him easy to root for even though he’s rigged the lender’s son to the opposite end of a shotgun barrel tied to a dead man’s switch. Really compelling watch mostly thanks to Skarsgard’s performance. It often feels like a one-hander even though Skarsgard is rarely alone. The ending hits a bit abruptly, which throws the pacing off, but since I didn’t know the story, the final stretch and epilogue lands with a surprisingly satisfying end. Al Pacino is perfectly hateful as the cut throat mortgage lender on the other end of Tony’s dog day afternoon. Good flick and nice to have a Gus Van Sant movie again.
- macaronz14 de mayo de 2026This film presents a unique case based on true events, and the 1970s atmosphere is captured perfectly. Bill Skarsgård delivers a compelling performance as Tony, bringing a lot of depth to the character. However, from an investigative standpoint, the ending was quite shocking. The judge’s verdict of 'not guilty' due to mental illness felt disconnected from the reality of his actions. Throughout the film, Tony’s behavior seemed too calculated for that defense to be convincing. It’s a well acted drama that highlights just how unpredictable the legal system can be.
- trrs15 de febrero de 2026Few points here, the movie itself is done in a way that it trying to convey a sense of cinema mixed in with biography. The story is interesting from the get go and doesn't deviate to much from the actual true life story minus some things here and there. Overall its a okay watch but towards the later half of the movie they added a different view and it felt rushed and anti-climactic.. There's a lot of repetition in the movie as well to the point where it drags on at points. As far as acting its decent nothing academy award winning but believable performances overall. You won't be missing much if you don't watch this but if you do you might enjoy a one time view and that's kind of where this story ends.
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Prime Crime: A True Story was released on 2 de septiembre de 2025.
Prime Crime: A True Story was directed by Gus Van Sant.
Prime Crime: A True Story has a runtime of 1h 45min.
Prime Crime: A True Story was produced by Cassian Elwes, Tom Culliver, Joel David Moore, Noor Alfallah, Remi Alfallah, Mark Amin, Andrea Bucko, Matt Murphie, Paula Paizes, Sam Pressman, Veronica Radaelli, Siena Oberman, Gordon Clark.
Recrea la historia real del secuestro de 1977 que convirtió a Tony Kiritsis, un aspirante a empresario de Indianápolis, en un excéntrico héroe popular proscrito.
The key characters in Prime Crime: A True Story are Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård), Richard 'Dick' Hall (Dacre Montgomery), Michael Grable (Cary Elwes).
Prime Crime: A True Story is rated 16.
Prime Crime: A True Story is a Biography, Crimen, Drama film.
Prime Crime: A True Story has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10.
Prime Crime: A True Story had a budget of 13 MUS$.
Prime Crime: A True Story has made 2,2 MUS$ at the box office.