that uses crypto as merely a jumping-off point around which to craft what quickly becomes a single-location thriller.
What Is ‘Cold Wallet’ About?
So a plan is hatched.
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The only question is what to do with the money once they get away with it.
Do thet keep it all for themselves?
Or distribute it, Robin Hood-style, to everyone that Hegel screwed over?
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It could have positioned itself as a black comedy a sort ofPain & Gainwith Reddit nerds.
(“This Beretta is on sale if you sign up for our rewards program!")
But laughs aren’t something the movie typically has on its mind.
Cold Wallet is a cryptocurrency-themed, confined-space thriller that’s heavy on techno-babble but light on thrills.
It could have leaned more into the satirical elements of the story that it merely flirts with.
An early scene happens in an empty parking lot located conspicuously betweena GameStop and an AMC movie theater.
Hegel has a giant Bored Apes painting hanging on his wall.
So I was disappointed that Dom just feels like an alt-universe version of Keefe.
Lots of weapons get waved around, but no one in the film feels particularly threatening.
Cast
Cold Wallethad its World Premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival.
