For too long now, Angelina Jolie has dedicated herself to two types of product: well-intentioned shit (Beyond Borders, A Mighty Heart) and shit (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Wanted, Salt). Those Who Wish Me Dead earned a plot in the turd graveyard. Jolie stars as Hannah Faber, a flask-swilling smoke jumper with great cheekbones. Her burden of guilt — Hannah blames herself for the deaths of three toddlers — keeps her alone in an observation tower situated above the Montana wilderness. The Blackwell Bros., sibling hitmen Jack (Aidan Gillen) and Patrick (Nicholas Hoult), make the deaths of forensic accountant Owen Casserly's (Jake Webber) boss and family look like an accidental gas explosion. Fearing that he'll be next, Owen packs son Connor (Little) and heads in the direction of his brother-in-law (and Hannah's ex-boyfriend), Deputy Sheriff Ethan Sawyer (Jon Bernthal). Survival isn't in Owen's future. Connor witnesses dad's assassination, but the old man hangs on long enough to supply the lad with a handwritten account of where the bodies are buried and directions to deposit the evidence in the care of the nearest media outlet. It's during his escape that Connor encounters Hannah. Man, woman, child, or animal, if there's a price to be paid, the Blackwells are Park County's white glove exterminators. With Connor in possession of enough proof to hang everyone including the gaffers and craft services workers, Mr. Big (Tyler Perry in an amusing bit) orders a hit on the boy. What better way is there to distract the cops (and bunch together loose plot threads) than torching the timberland? Remember: only you can prevent forest fire movies. (2021) — Scott Marks
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