The well-cast lead actors infuse their characters with a persuasive and compelling sense of urgency, greatly enhancing the stretches of worst-case scenario suspense.

The second act of the movie is so intent on a slow-burn that it takes forever to get to the good stuff. Hang with it, however, and you'll find the movie sticks the landing solidly.

A taught thriller with well-developed characters and a world that doesn't seem far from our own.

An exercise in tension you won't want to miss. American Insurrection is a depiction of a hypothesis that's sadly more possible than we thought.