“Outside the Wire” (REVIEW) A Serviceable Sci-Fi Actioner for Netflix that Delivers its Share of Fun

A review of the new sci-fi action thriller OUTSIDE THE WIRE starring Anthony Mackie, Emily Beecham & Damson Idris coming to Netflix January 15th from director Mikael Håfström!



Synopsis

Set in the future, Harp (Damson Idris), a drone pilot, is sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for Leo (Anthony Mackie), an android officer, tasked to locate a doomsday device before the insurgents do.

Directed By

Mikael Håfström

Starring

Anthony Mackie “Leo”, Damson Idris  “Harp”, Enzo Cilenti “Miller”, Emily Beecham “Sofiya”, Michael Kelly “Eckhart”, and Pilou Asbæk “Victor Koval”

Screenplay By

Rob Yescombe & Rowan Athale

Story By

Rob Yescombe

Produced By

Ben Pugh, Erica Steinberg, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Anthony Mackie, Jason Spire


OUTSIDE THE WIRE, ​Damson Idris as Harp, in OUTSIDE THE WIRE. Cr. ​Jonathan Prime​/NETFLIX ​© ​2020
OUTSIDE THE WIRE, ​Anthony Mackie ​as ​Leo, in OUTSIDE THE WIRE. Cr. ​Jonathan Prime​/NETFLIX ​© ​2020
OUTSIDE THE WIRE, ​Damson Idris as Harp, Anthony Mackie ​as ​Leo, in OUTSIDE THE WIRE. Cr. ​Jonathan Prime​/NETFLIX ​© ​2020
OUTSIDE THE WIRE, ​Damson Idris as Harp, Emily Beecham as Sofiya in OUTSIDE THE WIRE. Cr. ​Jonathan Prime​/NETFLIX ​© ​2020
OUTSIDE THE WIRE, ​Damson Idris as Harp, Anthony Mackie ​as ​Leo, in OUTSIDE THE WIRE. Cr. ​Jonathan Prime​/NETFLIX ​© ​2020
OUTSIDE THE WIRE, ​Damson Idris as Harp, in OUTSIDE THE WIRE. Cr. ​Jonathan Prime​/NETFLIX ​© ​2020
OUTSIDE THE WIRE, ​Anthony Mackie ​as ​Leo, Damson Idris as Harp, in OUTSIDE THE WIRE. Cr. ​Jonathan Prime​/NETFLIX ​© ​2020
OUTSIDE THE WIRE, ​Anthony Mackie ​as ​Leo, in OUTSIDE THE WIRE. Cr. ​Jonathan Prime​/NETFLIX ​© ​2020
OUTSIDE THE WIRE, ​Damson Idris as Harp, in OUTSIDE THE WIRE. Cr. ​Jonathan Prime​/NETFLIX ​© ​2020
OUTSIDE THE WIRE, ​Anthony Mackie ​as ​Leo, in OUTSIDE THE WIRE. Cr. ​Jonathan Prime​/NETFLIX ​© ​2020
OUTSIDE THE WIRE, ​Damson Idris as Harp, in OUTSIDE THE WIRE. Cr. ​Jonathan Prime​/NETFLIX ​© ​2020