This action film does a proficient job sustaining tension, but its settings, characters, and plot feel like a blend of ideas you've seen before.
Trigger Warning's political message is also a little spotty, making a tenuous connection between the supply of military-grade weapons, faith-based political conservativism, and domestic terrorism. We're meant to accept that its bad actors deserve death, while its increasingly violent heroine should face no consequences for her own vigilantism.
The rural Southwest setting has all the stereotypes of an isolated small town, but it provides a picture-perfect background for landscape shots. Despite its questionable elements, the film keeps up its momentum and sets a definitive tone.
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