I generally like director Andrew Niccol‘s movies (save for In Time, which I’ve only seen part of). If I have one real issue with him, it’s that he attacks his targets so directly and matter-of-factly that everything plays pretty much on the nose. On the other hand, I usually agree with his POV and think he’s capable of generating entertaining films out of these scenarios so more power to him. I haven’t seen his newest film Good Kill yet, but all of these Niccol-isms seem to apply. This newest trailer plays out a bit like the last one, albeit with more emphasis on Hawke’s family life suffering as a result of the guilt he experiences as a drone pilot.
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