Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Ben Affleck | ... | Tom 'Redfly' Davis | |
Oscar Isaac | ... | Santiago 'Pope' Garcia | |
Charlie Hunnam | ... | William 'Ironhead' Miller | |
Garrett Hedlund | ... | Ben Miller | |
Pedro Pascal | ... | Francisco 'Catfish' Morales | |
Adria Arjona | ... | Yovanna | |
Jeovanny Rodriguez | ... | Duke (as Louis Jeovanny) | |
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Juan Camilo Castillo | ... | Captain Diego |
Reynaldo Gallegos | ... | Gabriel Martin Lorea (as Rey Gallegos) | |
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Madeline 'Maddy' Wary | ... | Tess Davis |
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Johan Ochoa | ... | Officer |
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Francisco Martinez | ... | Officer |
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Pablo Cesar Sanchez | ... | Officer (as Pablo Cesar Sanchez) |
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Kevin Vasquez | ... | Officer |
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Jose Rodriguez | ... | Officer |
Five former Special Forces operatives reunite to plan a heist in a sparsely populated multi-border zone of South America. For the first time in their prestigious careers these unsung heroes undertake this dangerous mission for self instead of country. But when events take an unexpected turn and threaten to spiral out of control, their skills, their loyalties and their morals are pushed to a breaking point in an epic battle for survival. Written by Netflix
A compelling heist story with lots of tension but little character development.
Triple Frontier is a hard target. What it lacks in creative writing or compelling characters it makes up for with a brutal tension that carries it through it's 2 hour 5 minute runtime. This tension is developed in part by desolate locations and situations mixed with what feels like excellent chemistry between most of the main cast.
What brings this movie down is a lack of character development or growth throughout the film. Main characters are introduced and givin a general back story if any at all, and then do not have any dramatic arc or depth to their journey throughout the rest of the film. The movie kind of just grits it's teeth and pushes past anything other than service-level emotions and reactions.
Also, and this is kind of nitpicky, Triple Frontier uses too much pop music. Instead of a dramatic or emotion swelling original score the film defaults to Metallica or CCR for dramatic effect. I think this is kind of a waisted opportunity on the film's part.