Wire Room is a 2022 American action film directed by Matt Eskandari, from a screenplay by Brandon Stiefer, and produced by Randall Emmett, George Furla, Oliver Trevena, Norton Herrick, Ceasar Richbow, Mark Stewart, and Noel Ashman. It stars Kevin Dillon and Bruce Willis.
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| Directed by | Matt Eskandari |
| Screenplay by | Brandon Stiefer |
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| Cinematography | Will Barratt |
| Edited by | Chris Patterson |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate Films |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was released by Lionsgate Films in select theaters and VOD on September 2, 2022.
While on Wire Room duty – a high-tech command center surveilling the most dangerous criminals – a federal agent listens in as the target is attacked in his home by a hit squad. Without burning the wire yet, he must protect the investigation and the target's life from the confines of a room fifty miles away.[2]
In December 2021, Bruce Willis, Oliver Trevena, and Kevin Dillon signed on to star in the action film Wire Room.[6] The film was directed by Matt Eskandari, from a screenplay by Brandon Stiefer, for Five Star Films, and Randall Emmett, George Furla, Norton Herrick, Ceasar Richbow, Mark Stewart, and Noel Ashman as producers alongside Trevena.[6] Principal photography began in Birmingham, Alabama on December 20, 2021.[6] Wire Room is one of the last films to star Willis, who retired from acting because he was diagnosed with aphasia.[7]
Wire Room was released by Lionsgate Films in limited theaters and VOD on September 2, 2022.[2][8]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 0% of 4 critics' reviews are positive.[1]
Robert Kojder, of Flickering Myth, gave the film a 1.5/5, saying "Wire Room takes 95% of its running time to deliver a passable action sequence, using the term passable loosely".[9] Brian Orndorf, of Blu-ray.com, gave a negative review, writing "another forgettable Emmett and Furla production determined to simply be product, not an exciting presentation of escapism with concentration on highly cinematic twists and turns."[10] Mark Dujsik, of Mark Reviews Movies, gave the film a 1/4, saying "our incompetent protagonist is in good company behind the camera, too."[11] Brian Costello, of Common Sense Media, gave the film a 1/5 rating, writing "It's a little too easy to pick on this movie, and not really worth the time for anyone to bother watching it".[12]
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