Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Wild Horse Nine' – Guns, coups, and suicidal birds

Euronews · David Mouriquand · 2026-11-06 07:14 UTC

Essentially a companion piece to McDonagh's debut 'In Bruges', 'Wild Horse Nine' can feel like familiar ground. However, John Malkovich makes every acerbic, funny and at times surprisingly moving line of dialogue a joy to watch, and he's a shoo-in for Best Actor at next year's Oscars.

Essentially a companion piece to McDonagh's debut 'In Bruges', 'Wild Horse Nine' can feel like familiar ground. However, John Malkovich makes every acerbic, funny and at times surprisingly moving line of dialogue a joy to watch, and he's a shoo-in for Best Actor at next year's Oscars.

At this point, it wouldn't be a Martin McDonagh joint without two lonely and dysfunctional souls seeking a warped connection in a world that seems hellbent on imperilling the possibility of redemption.

For his latest black comedy, Wild Horse Nine, the British-Irish writer-director harks back to his feature debut In Bruges - except it's out with two bickering hitmen in Belgium and in with a squabbling pair of CIA operatives on Easter Island prior to the 1973 Chilean coup.

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