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| runtime = 88 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2019/films/2008763?_ga=2.234342494.1168402092.1547673664-1406794958.1547673664 |title=The Day Shall Come |website=[[South by Southwest]] |accessdate=January 16, 2019}}</ref>
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| gross = $543,993<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thedayshallcome.htm |title=The Day Shall Come |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref>
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'''''The Day Shall Come''''' is a 2019 British-American-Australian [[comedy film]] directed by [[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]] and written by Morris and [[Jesse Armstrong]]. It stars [[Marchánt Davis]], [[Anna Kendrick]], [[Danielle Brooks]] and [[Denis O'Hare]]. The film satirises the farce at the heart of real-life FBI sting operations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.see-saw-films.com/film/the-day-shall-come/ |title=The Day Shall Come |date=January 14, 2019 |website=See Saw Films |language=en |access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref>
'''''The Day Shall Come''''' is a 2019 British-American-Australian [[comedy film]] directed by [[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]] and written by Morris and [[Jesse Armstrong]]. It stars [[Marchánt Davis]], [[Anna Kendrick]], [[Danielle Brooks]] and [[Denis O'Hare]]. The film satirises the farce at the heart of real-life FBI sting operations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.see-saw-films.com/film/the-day-shall-come/ |title=The Day Shall Come |date=January 14, 2019 |website=See Saw Films |access-date= March 11, 2019 }}</ref>


It had its world premiere at [[South by Southwest]] on March 11, 2019. It was released in the United States on September 27, 2019, by [[IFC Films]], and in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2019, by [[Entertainment One]].
It had its world premiere at [[South by Southwest]] on March 11, 2019. It was released in the United States on September 27, 2019, by [[IFC Films]], and in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2019, by [[Entertainment One]].
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==Production==
==Production==
The film was shot in secret, in the [[Dominican Republic]] in 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reilly |first1=Nick |title=Brass Eye creator Chris Morris has secretly shot a new movie starring Anna Kendrick |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/brass-eye-creator-chris-morris-has-secretly-shot-a-new-movie-starring-anna-kendrick-2166048 |website=[[NME]] |accessdate=December 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/anna-kendrick-front-chris-morris-directed-comedy-for-see-saw-films-film4-1202214844/ |title=Anna Kendrick To Front Chris Morris Comedy For See Saw Films & Film4 |first=Peter |last=White |date=November 27, 2017 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2017/11/27/38538/whos_in_chris_morriss_new_movie? |title=Who's in Chris Morris's new movie? |first=Jay |last=Richardson |date=November 27, 2017 |website=[[Chortle]]: The UK Comedy Guide |access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/dominican-republic-production-tax-reduction-1203097902 |title=Dominican Republic Feels Surge in Production as Tax Is Reduced |last1=De La Fuente |first1=Anna Marie |date=January 4, 2019 |website=Variety |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref> Additional photography took place in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2019/01/13/42065/chris_morris_returns_to_satirising_terrorism |title=Chris Morris returns to satirising the war on terror |first=Jay |last=Richardson |date=January 13, 2019 |website=Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide |accessdate=March 14, 2019}}</ref>
The film was shot in secret, in the [[Dominican Republic]] in 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last= Reilly |first= Nick |title= Brass Eye creator Chris Morris has secretly shot a new movie starring Anna Kendrick |url= https://www.nme.com/news/film/brass-eye-creator-chris-morris-has-secretly-shot-a-new-movie-starring-anna-kendrick-2166048 |website=[[NME]] |access-date= December 14, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2017/11/anna-kendrick-front-chris-morris-directed-comedy-for-see-saw-films-film4-1202214844/ |title=Anna Kendrick To Front Chris Morris Comedy For See Saw Films & Film4 |first=Peter |last=White |date=November 27, 2017 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2017/11/27/38538/whos_in_chris_morriss_new_movie? |title=Who's in Chris Morris's new movie? |first=Jay |last=Richardson |date=November 27, 2017 |website=[[Chortle]]: The UK Comedy Guide |access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/dominican-republic-production-tax-reduction-1203097902 |title=Dominican Republic Feels Surge in Production as Tax Is Reduced |last1=De La Fuente |first1=Anna Marie |date=January 4, 2019 |website=Variety |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref> Additional photography took place in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2019/01/13/42065/chris_morris_returns_to_satirising_terrorism |title=Chris Morris returns to satirising the war on terror |first=Jay |last=Richardson |date=January 13, 2019 |website=Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide |access-date=March 14, 2019}}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
The film had its world premiere at [[South by Southwest]] on March 11, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/olivia-wilde-seth-rogen-matthew-mcconaughey-added-sxsw-film-fest-lineup-1176656 |title=SXSW: Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey to Premiere New Work |first=Gregg |last=Kilday |date=January 16, 2019 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=January 16, 2019}}</ref> It was released in the United States on September 27, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/ifc-films-chris-morris-day-shall-come-four-lions-1203257777/ |title=IFC Films Buys Chris Morris' 'The Day Shall Come' |last1=Lang |first1=Brent |date=July 2, 2019 |website=Variety |accessdate=July 2, 2019}}</ref> and in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.launchingfilms.com/release-schedule?filmSearch=The+Day+Shall+Come |title=The Day Shall Come |website=Launching Films |accessdate=June 24, 2019}}</ref>
The film had its world premiere at [[South by Southwest]] on March 11, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/olivia-wilde-seth-rogen-matthew-mcconaughey-added-sxsw-film-fest-lineup-1176656 |title=SXSW: Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey to Premiere New Work |first=Gregg |last=Kilday |date=January 16, 2019 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=January 16, 2019}}</ref> It was released in the United States on September 27, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/ifc-films-chris-morris-day-shall-come-four-lions-1203257777/ |title=IFC Films Buys Chris Morris' 'The Day Shall Come' |last1=Lang |first1=Brent |date=July 2, 2019 |website=Variety |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref> and in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.launchingfilms.com/release-schedule?filmSearch=The+Day+Shall+Come |title=The Day Shall Come |website=Launching Films |access-date=June 24, 2019}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 65% based on 89 reviews, with an average rating of 6.45/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Absurd yet anchored in knotty real-world themes, The Day Shall Come adds another bleakly funny satire to director/co-writer Christopher Morris' filmography."<ref>{{Cite web |title= The Day Shall Come (2019) |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_day_shall_come |website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher= [[Fandango Media]] |access-date= May 4, 2020 }}</ref>
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 65% based on 89 reviews, with an average rating of 6.45/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Absurd yet anchored in knotty real-world themes, The Day Shall Come adds another bleakly funny satire to director/co-writer Christopher Morris' filmography."<ref>{{Cite web |title= The Day Shall Come (2019) |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_day_shall_come |website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher= [[Fandango Media]] |access-date= May 4, 2020 }}</ref>
On [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[Weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]] score of 71% based on reviews from 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |title= The Day Shall Come |url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-day-shall-come |website= [[Metacritic]] |access-date= May 4, 2020 }}</ref>
On [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[Weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]] score of 71% based on reviews from 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |title= The Day Shall Come |url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-day-shall-come |website= [[Metacritic]] |access-date= May 4, 2020 }}</ref>

John DeFore of [[The Hollywood Reporter]] wrote: "The film represents another leap forward for [Morris], who has had a long career in the U.K. but whose work may always remain too biting to find broad success Stateside."<ref name="thr-review">{{cite web |date= |author= John DeFore |author-link= John DeFore |title='The Day Shall Come': Film Review {{!}} SXSW 2019 |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/day-come-1194004 |website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] }}</ref>
Peter Debruge of [[Variety magazine]] praised the performance of "talented newcomer Marchánt Davis" but was critical of Kendrick, not being a good fit for this particular role. <ref name="variety-review">{{cite web |date= 28 September 2019 |last= Debruge |first= Peter |author-link= Peter Debruge |title= Film Review: ‘The Day Shall Come’ |url= https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/the-day-shall-come-review-1203352814/ |website= [[Variety magazine]] }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:36, 25 May 2020

The Day Shall Come
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChris Morris
Written byChris Morris
Jesse Armstrong
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMarcel Zyskind
Edited byBilly Sneddon
Music byChris Morris
Sebastian Rochford
Jonathan Whitehead
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • March 11, 2019 (2019-03-11) (SXSW)
  • September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27) (United States)
  • October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) (United Kingdom)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Australia
LanguageEnglish
Box office$543,993[2]

The Day Shall Come is a 2019 British-American-Australian comedy film directed by Chris Morris and written by Morris and Jesse Armstrong. It stars Marchánt Davis, Anna Kendrick, Danielle Brooks and Denis O'Hare. The film satirises the farce at the heart of real-life FBI sting operations.[3]

It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2019. It was released in the United States on September 27, 2019, by IFC Films, and in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2019, by Entertainment One.

Plot

Moses Al Shabazz is the impoverished leader of a small religious commune, the Star of Six, in Miami. The commune has three other members: Moses's wife Venus, and followers X and Afrika. It worships deities including Allah, "Black Santa", and General Toussaint Louverture. Moses preaches a black uprising against the white oppressors, but opposes the use of firearms. He has been prescribed anti-psychotic medication, but does not take it, as it "makes him drowsy".

Agent Kendra Glack of the FBI comes across one of Moses's live-streamed sermons, and decides that he will make an ideal dupe on whom to pin revolutionary activities. When Moses is served an eviction notice by his landlord, Kendra sends Reza, a pedophilic shopkeeper now working undercover for the FBI, to claim that his relative, a sheikh affiliated with Al-Qaeda, would be willing to supply money and firearms to Moses. Reza sets up a meeting between Moses and the supposed sheikh (in fact another FBI informant, Nura), but Moses initially asks only for farm equipment and a horse. However, having appreciated how much money the guns represent, he subsequently agrees to accept 50 Kalashnikov rifles.

Venus is horrified at these dealings, and leaves the commune with their daughter, even though Moses has promised not to use the guns. Moses witnesses lightning strike and destroy a crane, which he interprets as a sign from God. On the day of the exchange, the FBI prepare to arrest him for the illegal gun deal, but he rides to the FBI headquarters on his horse and attempts to turn in the dealers for a reward. He meets with Kendra before leaving: she shows sympathy for his situation, but says she can't help him. When Moses returns to his commune, he finds his followers have been evicted. His landlord agrees to let him return in exchange for procuring weapons-grade uranium from the sheikh; and the FBI sees this as an opportunity to have him arrested for attempting to use a nuclear device.

Moses makes a deal to sell the uranium to a group of neo-Nazis for $100,000, but instead of procuring the real uranium has his followers fill the canisters with urine and beans. The neo-Nazis are actually undercover police officers, and in having Moses contact them, the FBI cross over into police territory, leading the Miami police to take over the case and attempt to arrest Moses, X, Afrika, and Moses's landlord at the uranium sale. Kendra is able to persuade the police to stand down and let Moses, X, and Afrika go, while arresting the landlord. Moses believes he is now off the hook; but as he drives his bus back into town to meet his wife and daughter at a donut shop, the police give chase.

The Miami police have called a nuclear emergency, forcing Kendra to do likewise in order to retain control of the situation. On their way to the donut shop, Kendra's superior Andy hints that it would all be easier if Moses were shot, prompting Kendra to rethink her position. At the shop, a policeman's gun goes off by mistake, sending everyone running for cover. Reza, who is also present, tries to give Moses a fake rocket launcher in order to give the FBI an excuse to arrest him, but Moses pretends to be an undercover cop and arrests Reza, who Afrika accidentally shoots in the head with a toy crossbow. Kendra enters the shop and asks Moses to stand down, but he attempts to fire the rocket launcher at her and her accompanying officers, allowing the FBI to arrest him and his followers. As he is being led away, Kendra promises Moses that his daughter will be cared for.

The end credits state that all FBI personnel involved in the case were promoted, while Moses and his followers were given 20 to 35 years in prison on plea bargains with no trial. Venus was given 15 years for aiding a terrorist organization.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in secret, in the Dominican Republic in 2017 and 2018.[4][5][6][7] Additional photography took place in March 2018.[8]

Release

The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2019.[9] It was released in the United States on September 27, 2019.[10] and in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2019.[11]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 65% based on 89 reviews, with an average rating of 6.45/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Absurd yet anchored in knotty real-world themes, The Day Shall Come adds another bleakly funny satire to director/co-writer Christopher Morris' filmography."[12] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 71% based on reviews from 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13]

John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "The film represents another leap forward for [Morris], who has had a long career in the U.K. but whose work may always remain too biting to find broad success Stateside."[14] Peter Debruge of Variety magazine praised the performance of "talented newcomer Marchánt Davis" but was critical of Kendrick, not being a good fit for this particular role. [15]

References

  1. ^ "The Day Shall Come". South by Southwest. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Day Shall Come". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Day Shall Come". See Saw Films. January 14, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Reilly, Nick. "Brass Eye creator Chris Morris has secretly shot a new movie starring Anna Kendrick". NME. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. ^ White, Peter (November 27, 2017). "Anna Kendrick To Front Chris Morris Comedy For See Saw Films & Film4". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  6. ^ Richardson, Jay (November 27, 2017). "Who's in Chris Morris's new movie?". Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  7. ^ De La Fuente, Anna Marie (January 4, 2019). "Dominican Republic Feels Surge in Production as Tax Is Reduced". Variety. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  8. ^ Richardson, Jay (January 13, 2019). "Chris Morris returns to satirising the war on terror". Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  9. ^ Kilday, Gregg (January 16, 2019). "SXSW: Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey to Premiere New Work". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  10. ^ Lang, Brent (July 2, 2019). "IFC Films Buys Chris Morris' 'The Day Shall Come'". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  11. ^ "The Day Shall Come". Launching Films. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  12. ^ "The Day Shall Come (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  13. ^ "The Day Shall Come". Metacritic. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  14. ^ John DeFore. "'The Day Shall Come': Film Review | SXSW 2019". The Hollywood Reporter.
  15. ^ Debruge, Peter (28 September 2019). "Film Review: 'The Day Shall Come'". Variety magazine.
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