Based on true events, The Order is a solid drama about burnt out FBI Agent Terry Husk (Jude Law) sent to the Pacific Northwest to take it easy in an assignment where nothing ever happens... until he connects a series of robberies with a radicalized offshoot of a white power organization with a charismatic leader (Nicholas Hoult) and big plans for changing the world.
Director Justin Kurzel's film isn't flashy but manages to tell a compelling story keeping most of it attention on Law and Hoult. Tye Sheridan co-stars as a local cop who Husk drafts into his cause seeing the choice stress the young man's family in ways that destroyed his own. And we get Jurnee Smollett as a seasoned agent who knows enough to trust Husk's gut while also questioning his choices in kicking over a beehive likely to sting them all. In many ways The Order falls into the category of film where dedicating your life to law enforcement is bound to end in tragedy for all involved, one way or another.
While I salute the film for not over-dramatizing the criminals, I think a little more time could be spent exploring and fleshing out the other members of the heist crew and their descension with the broader group who are equally racist but less murderous that the young men. For a barebones film that prefers to let its performances provide the flash rather than big action scenes, the other aspect the movie has going for it are the wide shots of the Pacific Northwest where both hero and villain find some enlightenment before the inevitable clash begins.
Watch the trailer- Title: The Order (2024)
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