An empathetic turn by Susan Sarandon as an anxious mother whose journalist son is being held hostage by overseas extremists is enough to hold together “Viper Club.” But it’s not quite enough to render this subject as compelling as it should be; the intimacy of the protagonist’s viewpoint also results in an isolated and monotonously apolitical look at a narrow civilian aspect of turbulent global politics.YouTube Originals and Roadside Attractions plans a U.S.
theatrical release on Oct.
26, and an awards campaign for the star could stir some interest.
Yet this earnest drama, a second narrative feature for director/co-scribe Maryam Keshavarz (following 2011’s Iran-set “Circumstance”) feels like it would be most at home on the small screen.Helen Sterling (Susan Sarandon) is a longtime ER nurse at an upstate New York hospital.
She’s such a pro that she can handle her everyday duties and even
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