Paramount
David Ayer’s “Heart of the Beast” wasn’t really a sleeper hit, given that it stars Brad Pitt, but the harrowing survival film turned out to be a surprisingly leggy box office performer thanks to solid word of mouth. Now it’s about to find a wider audience as it moves to streaming on November 10 (as the opening of Pitt’s kinda-sorta anticipated “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth” nears).
The film caught on with moviegoers due to its deeply affecting narrative about a retired Army veteran (Pitt) and his combat dog struggling to survive in the Alaskan wilderness after their seaplane crashes. The crash is caused by Pitt’s character having a heart attack, but he’s not down for the count — not yet. He and his dog are uniquely equipped to hoof it 58 miles back to civilization, but this terrain is every bit as treacherous as a battle zone.
