Trigger Warning (film)

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Trigger Warning
Release poster
Directed byMouly Surya
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyZoë White
Edited by
  • Chris Tonick
  • Robert Grigsby Wilson
Music byEnis Rotthoff[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • June 21, 2024 (2024-06-21)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Trigger Warning is a 2024 American action thriller film directed by Mouly Surya in her English-language film debut, and written by John Brancato, Josh Olson and Halley Gross. Produced by Thunder Road Films and Lady Spitfire, the film stars Jessica Alba and Anthony Michael Hall. The film follows a skilled Special Forces officer who takes ownership of her father's bar shortly after he dies, and soon finds herself at odds with the violent gang running rampant in her hometown.

The spec script for Trigger Warning was first acquired by Thunder Road Films in June 2016. It was described as a female-led cross between First Blood and John Wick. Netflix later acquired the film in May 2020. Several castings were announced in September 2021, with filming occurring in New Mexico. Enis Rotthoff composed the film's score.

Trigger Warning was released by Netflix on June 21, 2024 to mostly negative reviews with criticism over acting, dialogue and directing.

Plot

In the town of Creation, the Swann Family are involved in illegal arms trading and leverage their influence in the town to cover themselves. Ezekiel Swann is the senator, Jesse (older son) is the sheriff, and Elvis (younger son) is the arms dealer. Elvis has been using Harry's mine to take weapons from a military depot. They manage to access an underground tunnel and start secretly funneling weapons out to sell them to arms dealers. When Harry finds out, he is killed, and they blame it on a mine collapse. Things get complicated when Jesse calls Harry's daughter Parker (his ex) and informs her of Harry's "accidental" death, motivating her to come home.

A highly skilled military combatant and investigator, Parker begins to notice Elvis' use of machine guns and people snooping into her family property. Elvis' men are caught trespassing in Harry's cave and Parker takes action. His henchmen later burn Harry's bar (Maria's) down to the ground. Parker gives chase and attacks the arsonists but ends up arrested. In jail, Parker realizes Jesse and the whole Swann Family are connected to her father's death. The Swanns realize they can't let Parker go as she knows too much, so they try to beat her into compliance. However, she resists interrogation and delays long enough to escape her cuffs and takes Ezekiel as a hostage in the process. Parker manages to escape by taking a police cruiser, but she succumbs to her injuries and crashes. Mike (Parker's friend) finds her crashed at his property and hides her so she can recover in his secret weed lab. After 3 days of recovery, Parker is eager for pay back and collects enough weapons to wage war.

Meanwhile, Ghost (mercenary) has paid the Swanns money in advance for those weapons, and they aren't delivered. When pressed on the matter, Ezekiel admits he already spent the money on his re-election campaign. She infiltrates the Swann compound and confronts Ezekiel, getting answers for what happened to her father before killing him. At the mine, she fights and kills Elvis by knife combat. Friends of Parker and Harry arrive to help Parker see her mission through and discover the military depot exit. Jesse arrives with a grenade in his hand, desperate to take control of the situation. Parker offers to help him, but he realizes there's no happy ending for him and he shoves her away before blowing himself up. With the Swann Family dead, Parker is able to move on with her life.

Cast

  • Jessica Alba as Parker, a traumatized, active-duty Special Forces commando.
  • Anthony Michael Hall as Senator Ezekiel Swann, a powerful politician
  • Mark Webber as Sheriff Jesse Swann, Ezekiel's eldest son, and Parker's former boyfriend
  • Jake Weary as Elvis Swann, Ezekiel's youngest son, Jesse's hot-tempered brother, and an arms dealer
  • Tone Bell as Spider, a covert ops specialist and hacker
  • Alejandro De Hoyos as Harry, Jesse's mentor and Parker's father
  • Gabriel Basso as Mike, a weed producer and Parker's friend
  • Kaiwi Lyman as Ghost
  • Hari Dhillon as Mohammed "Mo"
  • Nadiv Molcho as Beck
  • Peter Monro as Mickey
  • Stephanie Jones as Georgia, Mike's mother
  • James Cady as Frank, Harry's friend
  • Jerry G. Angelo as Adam
  • David DeLao as Luis Torres

Production

In June 2016, Thunder Road Films acquired Josh Olson and John Brancato's spec script for Trigger Warning. Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee were attached to produce the film, described as a female-led cross between First Blood (1982) and John Wick (2014).[3][4] In May 2020, Netflix bought the film with Indonesian director Mouly Surya set to make her first English-language film, while Jessica Alba came on board to star and executive produce.[5] In September 2021, Anthony Michael Hall, Mark Webber, Alejandro De Hoyos, Tone Bell, Jake Weary, and Gabriel Basso were cast, with Halley Gross revising the script.[6] Filming was scheduled to commence in New Mexico in late 2021.[6] On October 1, 2021, crew member James Saul was hospitalized after a snapped cable hit and broke his leg.[7] Enis Rotthoff composed the film's score.[8]

Release

Trigger Warning was released by Netflix on June 21, 2024.[9]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 20% of 30 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.6/10.[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 38 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[11]

Benjamin Lee of The Guardian wrote, "It’s not quite enough to push the film into genuinely smart or noteworthy territory but it adds some punchy election year anger to Alba's inevitable and involving revenge mission".[12] Jesse Hassenger of IGN wrote, "Trigger Warning mashes together three different types of pulpy thrillers, but it sometimes feels as if the Jessica Alba vehicle isn’t bothering to actually take the best of what it’s ripping off".[13] Brian Lowry of CNN wrote, "Trigger Warning might not be packing anything unexpected in the chamber, but for those who come to it with the proper mind-set, the movie doesn’t wind up firing blanks either."[14]

References

  1. ^ "Enis Rotthoff Scoring Mouly Surya's 'Trigger Warning'". filmmusicreporter.com. August 29, 2023. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Jessica Alba launches production company Lady Spitfire: 'I am absolutely thrilled'". pagesix.com. February 5, 2024. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Female-Led Action Movie TRIGGER WARNING Described as Cross Between RAMBO and JOHN WICK". geektyrant.com. June 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Thunder Road Buys 'Trigger Warning' Spec: A Female John Wick?". Deadline Hollywood. June 23, 2016. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Jessica Alba to Star in Action-Thriller Trigger Warning for Netflix". Netflix Media Center (Press release). May 15, 2020. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Cordero, Rosy (September 2, 2021). "'Trigger Warning': Netflix Rounds Out Cast with Anthony Michael Hall, Mark Webber, More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  7. ^ Robb, David (October 1, 2021). "Crew Member Broke Leg When Struck By Snapped Cable On 'Trigger Warning' Set In New Mexico". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Enis Rotthoff Scoring Mouly Surya's 'Trigger Warning'". filmmusicreporter.com. August 29, 2023. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  9. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 1, 2024). "Netflix 2024 Movie Slate: Titles From Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Jerry Seinfeld & Woody Woodpecker; 'Beverly Hills Cop 4' Sets Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "Trigger Warning". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "Trigger Warning". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Lee, Benjamin (June 21, 2024). "Trigger Warning review – Jessica Alba returns in solid Netflix action vehicle". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  13. ^ Hassenger, Jesse (June 21, 2024). "Trigger Warning Review". IGN. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  14. ^ Lowry, Brian (June 21, 2024). "'Trigger Warning' review: Jessica Alba leaps back into action mode with 'Trigger Warning'". CNN. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

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