Crisis (2021)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Dr. Tyrone Brower	Gary Oldman	½
DEA Special Agent Jake Kelly	Armie Hammer
Claire Reimann	Evangeline Lilly	½
Dean Talbot	Greg Kinnear
Supervisor Garrett, DEA	Michelle Rodriguez	-
Dr. Bill Simons, Northlight	Luke Evans	-
Emmie Kelly	Lily-Rose Depp	-
Mother	Guy Nadon	½
Dr. Meg Holmes, CEO of Northlight	Veronica Ferres	-
Ben Walker	Scott Mescudi	-
Susan, Claire's sister	Mia Kirshner	-
Minas	Michael Aronov	-
Lawrence Morgan	Martin Donovan	-
Stanley Foster, DEA	Micholas Jarecki	-

Review

Nicholas Jarecki's long-awaited follow-up to his clever 2012 debut Arbitrage is this crime thriller about the triangle of drug abusers, traffickers and the pharmaceutical business, set on and around the border between Canada and the United States. Jarecki shows his skill as a writer with his interlacing storylines and well-drawn characters, even if a couple of them are borderline archetypes (Armie Hammer, Lily-Rose Depp). The most riveting part of the story is the one concerning university research scientist Dr. Brower, played with brilliance by Gary Oldman, who is unwilling to let himself be silenced by the large pharmaceutical company Northlight. Oldman's nuanced performance underlines the fine line between virtue and dishonesty in a complicated business world. There's enough truth and insight in Jarecki's story to make Crisis resonate and feel important, even in its somewhat less inspired segments.