Delia's Gone

It's such a great premise... But the actual mystery that he's solving is not that compelling, so I found myself very restless.

One watches this movie with a persistent “this is just … wrong” feeling.

...just another minor variation on the “sympathetic fugitive pursued by bickering lawmen” formula that Hell Or High Water briefly reinvigorated.

There is good acting here - Tomei, James, Houser - but getting through it is a slog.

The effort put forth by James, Tomei, Hauser, and Fimmel just about carries Delia’s Gone over the finish line, which offsets the overall lack of a laser-focused singular method of storytelling that would have improved things exponentially.

Walks a little too close to the sun with a problematic portrayal of an intellectual disability that feels borderline offensive and wrong, which makes the film uncomfortable and unpleasant to watch.

I found [Stephan James'] performance really engaging.

A taut thriller with strong performances.

Boasts such a strong cast and then fails to deliver the bare minimum of a mystery or a commentary on social and racial injustice.

With Budreau's deliberate pacing and strong character focus along with terrific performances throughout (especially from James and Fimmel), "Delia's Gone" turns out to be a well-conceived and dramatically rich drama.