| Out of the Blue | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Neil LaBute |
| Written by | Neil LaBute |
| Produced by | Berry Meyerowitz Tara L. Craig |
| Starring | Diane Kruger Ray Nicholson |
Production companies | BondIt Media Capital The Squid Farm |
| Distributed by | Quiver Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Out of the Blue is a 2022 American thriller film written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Diane Kruger and Ray Nicholson. [2]
Connor is a young man living in a small coastal New England town trying to rebuild his life following a stint in prison when he meets Marilyn, an alluring older woman to whom he finds himself attracted. The two soon become involved in a romantic affair. Connor then learns that Marilyn is actually married to an older man she claims she is unhappy with. At one point, Marilyn suggests they/he murder her husband so they can be together. Connor wants no part in any murder-for-hire scheme until he is suspected in a number of break-in robberies in town which his parole officer, Jock, wrongfully suspects him of committing, but cannot prove it. Suspecting that Marilyn might be setting him up as a fall guy, but too blinded by his infatuation with her, he agrees to the murder plot. she then sets him up to take the fall by planting a key chain and an anonymous call to tell the police where he's at when the police corner him at the beach she called his phone causing the itchy detective to shoot him
In August 2021, it was announced that Kruger and Nicholson were set to star in the film. [7] In September 2021, it was announced that Azaria was cast. [5] In October 2021, it was announced that Chase Sui Wonders had joined the cast. [6]
Filming occurred in Newport, Rhode Island in September 2021. [8]
The film has a 15% approval rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 20 reviews. [9]
Robert Abele of TheWrap gave the film a negative review and wrote, "If an adulterous mystery in the Cain vein isn’t going to dazzle with its dialogue or titillate with its temptations, why is it there?" [10]
Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times also reviewed the film negatively and wrote, "A last-minute twist comes too late to rescue the plot; Connor, sadly, was always beyond saving." [11]
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