The Misfits (2021 film)
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Directed by | Renny Harlin |
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Story by | Robert Henny |
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Cinematography | Denis Alarcón Ramírez |
Edited by | Colleen Rafferty |
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Distributed by | The Avenue Entertainment |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $15 million[citation needed] |
Box office | $388,454[1] |
The Misfits is a 2021 American heist comedy film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Robert Henny and Kurt Wimmer. The film stars Pierce Brosnan, Rami Jaber, Hermione Corfield, Jamie Chung, Mike d Angelo, Tim Roth, Nick Cannon and Qais Qandil. It was released in South Korea on June 3, 2021, and was released in the United States on June 11, 2021, by The Avenue Entertainment.
Cast[]
- Pierce Brosnan as Richard Pace
- as The Prince
- Hermione Corfield as Hope Pace
- Jamie Chung as Violet
- Mike d Angelo as Wick
- Tim Roth as Schultz
- Nick Cannon as Ringo
- Samer al-Masry as Hassan (Shultz Thug 1)
- Mansoor Al Feeli as Abu Hirawa
- Qais Qandil as Jason Quick
Production[]
According to Harlin, he and Brosnan had "been looking for a project to collaborate on for some time".[2][3]
The project was first announced on February 12, 2019 at the Berlin International Film Festival's European Film Market. Filming locations include Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Los Angeles.[4][5] Principal photography commenced a week later.[5]
Release[]
The Misfits had its world premiere in South Korea on June 3, 2021.[6] The Avenue Entertainment in association with Highland Film Group distributed the film on June 11, 2021.[7][8]
Reception[]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval score of 20% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 3.70/10.[9] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 27 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[10]
Controversy[]
The film has been controversial in Qatar due to some real life negative references to Qatar to "terror" financing and explicit references to the Muslim Brotherhood as "terrorists" with Yusuf al-Qaradawi as their mastermind.[11] The film is financed as well as co-produced by an Emirati production company, and given the involvement of Emirati media in propagating this narrative against Qatar at least since the first Qatar diplomatic crisis combined with Doha News reporting anti-Qatar plot elements in the film's content.[12] Initially announced as "Coming Soon" in the Qatari subsidiary of Dubai-headquartered Vox Cinemas, the one half of film exhibition duopoly in Qatar, with the other half being Novo Cinemas which is also Dubai-headquartered but wholly owned indirectly by Doha-based Elan Group (through their ownership of its parent Gulf Film, a regional film distributor across West Asia and North Africa dealing mostly in foreign films, including but not limited to Hollywood releases)[13] leading to this being the speculated factor behind them not picking this film up for exhibition not just in Qatar, but across all of the national markets they operated in, including UAE. As the backlash grew with leaked stills from South Korean release leading credence to discord over anti-Qatar "propaganda" embedded in the film, Emirati-owned Vox Cinemas ultimately shelved the film's planned release in Qatar, with press release confirming the move by 1st of July 2021, the previously announced release date.[14]
References[]
- ^ "The Misfits". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "Berlin: Pierce Brosnan to Star in Heist Film 'The Misfits' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Brosnan To Lead Harlin's "The Misfits"". Dark Horizons. February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Pierce Brosnan Attached to Star In Renny Harlin's The Misfits". Comingsoon.net. February 12, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pierce Brosnan shares a glimpse of 'The Misfits' set in Abu Dhabi". The National. February 24, 2019.
- ^ Park, Kyung-hee (May 24, 2021). "피어스 브로스넌 '미스피츠', 6월3일 개봉...근본있는 도둑들 출격". Single List (in Korean).
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (March 9, 2021). "Renny Harlin's Pierce Brosnan Starrer 'The Misfits' Gets U.S. & Int'l Deals, First Look Image". Deadline.
- ^ Hyland, Luke (April 28, 2021). "Pierce Brosnan Joins Elaborate Heist in New 'The Misfits' Trailer". Collider. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Misfits (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "The Misfits (2021) Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ Abdallah, Hala (June 22, 2021). "Backlash as UAE-funded movie appears to portray Qatar as 'terrorist state'". Doha News. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ "Controversial UAE-funded film 'coming soon' to Qatar despite backlash". Doha News. June 23, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ Al Sayegh, Hadeed (April 18, 2018). "Qatari owner of Novo Cinemas plans to sell theatres in UAE, Bahrain-sources". Reuters. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ AlSharif, Farah (July 1, 2021). "VOX drops controversial UAE-funded 'The Misfits' movie from Qatar cinemas". Doha News. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
External links[]
- The Misfits at IMDb
- 2021 films
- English-language films
- 2021 crime films
- 2020s heist films
- American films
- American heist films
- Films directed by Renny Harlin
- Films scored by Trevor Rabin
- Films with screenplays by Kurt Wimmer
- Films set in prison
- Films set in Abu Dhabi
- Films set in the Middle East
- Films set in a fictional country
- Films shot in Abu Dhabi
- Films shot in Dubai
- Films shot in Los Angeles