John David Washington Beckett as Beckett. Boyd Holbrook Tynan as Tynan. Vicky Krieps Lena as Lena. Alicia Vikander April as April. Yorgos Pirpassopoulos Karras as Karras. Filippos Ioannidis Dimos as Dimos. Dimitris Vangelis Hunter as Hunter. Yannis Kokiasmenos Hunter as Hunter. Ferdinando Cito Filomarino. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. While vacationing in Greece, American tourist Beckett John David Washington becomes the target of a manhunt after a devastating accident.
Forced to run for his life and desperate to get across the country to the American embassy to clear his name, tensions escalate as the authorities close in, political unrest mounts, and Beckett falls even deeper into a dangerous web of conspiracy. Survival Lies Within. Action Crime Drama Thriller. Did you know Edit. Trivia Originally titled 'Born to be Murdered' and set for traditional theatrical release before the distribution rights were acquired by Netflix and the title changed to 'Beckett'.
Goofs Greek uniformed police officers are not allowed to have a beard. Quotes [last lines] Beckett : [looking at April's heart on the palm of his hand] I should have died. User reviews Review. Instead, it keeps him running while introducing the aforementioned political plot-line.
The protest march under that hotel in Athens has something to do with Karras Yorgos Pirpassopoulos , the newly elected leader rumored to have a shady past. Later, Beckett will team up briefly with two activists, Eleni Maria Votti and Lena Vicky Krieps , who are headed into town to attend that rally. By this point, numerous acts of violence have been perpetrated on the poor guy, including beatings and falls from great heights. By the closing credits, he will also be stabbed, slashed, and shot again and again.
Through all this carnage, Beckett remains an enigma, and a very dull one at that. Even the violent scenes feel half-hearted. We do know Beckett can hardly take the risk of trusting someone, even if his situation is so dire that he has to rely on the kindness of strangers. They not only would have told him who to trust, they would have shown him what a compelling main character looked like as well. Odie "Odienator" Henderson has spent over 33 years working in Information Technology.
Read his answers to our Movie Love Questionnaire here. John David Washington as Beckett. When he comes up against the King, his response is not what Henry expects. Becket now serves another master - God. This is such a beautiful film, not only the sweeping landscapes and muted colors but the stunning, sometimes stark images throughout of the two men, the scene on the beach toward the end in particular.
O'Toole and Burton, so different in their acting approaches, are a match made in heaven, with O'Toole playing Henry as a childish, selfish rogue in a very overt performance and Burton playing Becket with an internalized quiet strength and resolve. They are both magnificent. Both deserved the Oscars for which they were nominated; they didn't receive them. O'Toole would go on to play Henry II again in Lion in Winter, giving him an interesting place in cinematic history - he's the only actor to play the same character in two completely different films, neither one of which was a sequel or prequel before you invoke the name of Al Pacino.
Much is made in these films of historical inaccuracies. What makes these period movies so wonderful is whether or not you watch them knowing much of the history, after you've seen them, you rush to the Internet to read more. I was most interested in the homoerotic aspects of the relationship between Becket and Henry - but none was mentioned in anything I read.
It was, however, very apparent on the screen. The '60s was really a time of these great historical dramas, similar to that period later on when Merchant-Ivory produced their many sweeping films. In a time of Spiderman and Transformers, these wonderful character-driven films are sorely missed.
This is a particularly fabulous one. FAQ 1. Details Edit. Release date March 11, United States. United Kingdom United States.
English Latin Welsh. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 2 hours 28 minutes. Related news. Oct 12 WeAreMovieGeeks. Best Actor Oscar winners: Watch every acceptance speech from the 21st century. Oct 7 Gold Derby. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.
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