‘Wild Horse Nine’ Review: John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell Are a Perfectly Paired Double Act in Martin McDonagh’s Melancholy Seventies Caper

Martin McDonagh has written and directed a new 1970s-set film titled "Wild Horse Nine," starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as a pair of CIA operatives. The narrative follows the two agents as they take a trip to Easter Island while preparing for the Chilean military coup that would overthrow the government of Salvador Allende. Steve Buscemi also stars in the production.

Reviewers describe the central performances of Malkovich and Rockwell as a perfectly paired double act and a seamless buddy pairing. The film is characterized by critics as a poignant, blood-dipped buddy comedy and a melancholy seventies caper that fits within McDonagh's distinct storytelling style, which often begins with the premise of characters meeting or embarking on unusual trips.