1 of 5 | Idris Elba plays the President of the United States in "A House of Dynamite," in theaters Friday. Photo courtesy of Netflix
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A House of Dynamite, in theaters Friday, presents idealized examples of leadership in a tense scenario. While real life would surely be messier, Dynamite offers noble role models navigating a situation that will hopefully never come to pass.
Centering on an impending catastrophic missile attack, the film first introduces viewers to the crew of the Fort Greely Missile Battalion in Alaska. Back in Washington, D.C., senior officer Olivia Walker (Rebecca Ferguson) has to lock her phone away before entering the White House Situation Room to be apprised of the crisis.
Once the officials have been assembled, the Fort Greely crew relays the situation: it has detected an incoming missile launched by unknown hostiles. General Brady (Tracy Letts) initially estimates it will hit off the coast of Japan, but soon realizes a major U.S. city is a likely target.
Over the course of the film, the scenario plays out three times from the perspectives of different characters. After the Situation Room/Fort Greely-centered take, viewers see the military response and then the perspective of the U.S. president (Idris Elba).
