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DramaThriller

The Gateway

- He watches over her. Now they're watching him.

A social worker assigned to the care of the daughter of a single mother intervenes when the dad returns from prison and lures them into a life of crime.

Release Date : 2021-09-03

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metalwork PicturesGrindstone Entertainment GroupLionsgate

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Shea Whigham

Character Name : Parker

Original Name : Shea Whigham

Gender : Male

Olivia Munn

Character Name : Dahlia

Original Name : Olivia Munn

Gender : Female

Taryn Manning

Character Name : Corey

Original Name : Taryn Manning

Gender : Female

Frank Grillo

Character Name : Duke

Original Name : Frank Grillo

Gender : Male

Bruce Dern

Character Name : Marcus

Original Name : Bruce Dern

Gender : Male

Keith David

Character Name : Terry

Original Name : Keith David

Gender : Male

Mark Boone Junior

Character Name : Gary

Original Name : Mark Boone Junior

Gender : Male

Zach Avery

Character Name : Mike

Original Name : Zach Avery

Gender : Male

Jessica Medina

Character Name : Latina

Original Name : Jessica Medina

Gender : Female

Alexander Wraith

Character Name : Louis

Original Name : Alexander Wraith

Gender : Male

Jay Hieron

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Jay Hieron

Gender : Male

Taegen Burns

Character Name : Ashley

Original Name : Taegen Burns

Gender : Female

Nick Daly

Character Name : Detective Bachman

Original Name : Nick Daly

Gender : Male

Shannon Adawn

Character Name : Detective King

Original Name : Shannon Adawn

Gender : Male

Mike O'Connell

Character Name : Stu

Original Name : Mike O'Connell

Gender : Male

Michele Hicks

Character Name : Sharon

Original Name : Michele Hicks

Gender : Female

Brandon Williams

Character Name : Jamal

Original Name : Brandon Williams

Gender : Male

Mounir Quazzani

Character Name : Hector

Original Name : Mounir Quazzani

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

JPV852

@JPV852

2021-09-05

Really solid cast with good performances all around, but especially led by Shea Whigham who deserves more leading roles, and Bruce Dern doing more than just laying in a bed muttering some lines (see Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), plus a great 70s-era soundtrack used I suppose to give this a gritty crime-drama akin to that time frame (but taking place today). However, and acknowledging this is a slow burn, does take its dear time getting to the plot with a few dull moments here and there. In addition, when we get to the finale, doesn't quite fit together enough to make this very memorable. At the very least, I would say it's worth a rental, though any Frank Grillo fans should know he's only in it for maybe 5 minutes (and shares no scenes with Whigham), likely all of his scenes show in one day. He's not bad at all and has the gravitas to give an underwritten character some depth, just wish he had a larger role. I'm on the fence with my rating, but right now: **3.0/5**