{"id":7067304,"date":"2026-09-26T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/acting\/heart-of-the-beast-review-brad-pitt-is-great-but-odin-the-dog-steals-the-show\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T09:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T09:00:46","slug":"heart-of-the-beast-review-brad-pitt-is-great-but-odin-the-dog-steals-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7067304","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Heart of the Beast\u2019 Review: Brad Pitt is Great, but Odin the Dog Steals the Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-ast-blocks-layout=\"true\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/heart-of-the-beast.jpg\" alt=\"Brad Pitt and Uber the dog walking in the Alaskan wilderness in Heart of the Beast\" class=\"wp-image-522166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/heart-of-the-beast.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/heart-of-the-beast-356x200.jpg 356w, https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/heart-of-the-beast-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/heart-of-the-beast-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup>Brad Pitt and Uber the dog in <em>Heart of the Beast<\/em> | Paramount Pictures<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve never cried at a movie before. My eyes have never even gotten moist. I mean, I\u2019ve been sad watching a few things. I\u2019m not a monster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But holy crap, <em>Heart of the Beast<\/em> broke me. By the time the credits started to roll, I was a mess.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/tag\/brad-pitt\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"290\">Brad Pitt<\/a><\/strong> stars as James Belmont, a Special Forces veteran who spends his days exploring the Alaskan wilderness with his retired combat dog, Odin (Uber). The two fly from one remote spot to another in a small plane, pitch a tent, fish and hang out. They\u2019re best friends, and the film gives us just enough time with them to understand how much that means.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On their way to their next stop, Belmont suddenly clutches his chest and passes out. The plane crashes, and Odin is thrown clear. When Belmont frees himself from the wreckage, he desperately searches for his dog and finally spots him lying motionless among the debris. He fears the worst, and so does everyone in the audience. Then, in one of the film\u2019s funniest moments, Odin wakes up and casually strolls over as if he\u2019s wondering what all the fuss is about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But now their plane is destroyed, leaving them with a 58-mile hike to the nearest road. That would be hard enough under normal circumstances, but Belmont is injured, they\u2019re deep in the wilderness, and they have no idea what might be lurking out there. It isn\u2019t long before they find out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There isn\u2019t much more to the plot, but the film doesn\u2019t need it. Cameron Alexander\u2019s screenplay keeps the focus on Belmont and Odin, letting their relationship carry the story even as the danger around them grows. Director <strong>David Ayer<\/strong> never lets the pacing flag, including in the quieter moments, while cinematographer Mauro Fiore makes the mountains, the skies and even the darkness look beautiful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/tag\/j-k-simmons\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4751\">J.K. Simmons<\/a><\/strong> appears early on as a grizzled man named Watkins. He\u2019s there partly to help us extract more info about Belmont and Odin, but Simmons makes the encounter so entertaining that I wanted him to stick around. At first, you can\u2019t quite tell whether he\u2019s a friend or a threat and that makes his performance even better.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film belongs to Pitt and Uber, though. They\u2019re on their own for most of it, and I was never bored. This is a story about a man and his dog trying to survive, with each showing the other how much he cares in ways both big and small.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scene after scene, Pitt has actual conversations with his best pal, just like I do with my dog. When I talk to mine, I can practically hear his answers in my head. Watching Belmont and Odin, I felt like Odin was answering him, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pitt is great here and should absolutely get an Oscar nomination. You know what would make it even better? A joint nomination for him and Uber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have a good boy or girl waiting at home after you see this movie, you\u2019re going to want to get back as soon as you can and give them a hug and about a million belly rubs.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brad Pitt and Uber the dog in Heart of the Beast | Paramount Pictures I\u2019ve never cried at a movie before. My eyes have never even gotten moist. I mean, I\u2019ve been sad watching a few things. I\u2019m not a monster. But holy crap, Heart of the Beast broke me. 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