‘Inheritance’ Review: Phoebe Dynevor Chases Her Father’s Love, Pursued by Interpol in Lo-Fi Globetrotting Thriller

variety.com:

Dennis Harvey Film Critic In description, “Inheritance” sounds like one of those movies that’s about the gimmickry of its own making: A spy thriller shot entirely on iPhone, with many scenes staged in public without permits for added urgency and spontaneity.

But this latest feature from Neil Burger (“Divergent,” “Limitless,” “The Illusionist”), who co-wrote the script with spy novelist Olen Steinhauer, ultimately transcends mere novelty by having an even smaller-scale gist than you’d expect.

For all its multinational sprawl and intimations of high peril, the film is ultimately a two-person drama about a daughter (Phoebe Dynevor) finding out who her long-absent father (Rhys Ifans) really is.

What she learns is bitter, but also dramatically satisfying enough to make this release, hitting theaters from IFC Films on Friday, feel like something more than just one more low-budget action movie with familiar faces.