History Film / ThoseWhoWishMeDead

* SmugSnake: Jack Blackwell acts like he's an expert hitman, and confidently predicts that it would take Owen one day to work up the courage to flee and another to plan out his escape, but his much quicker reaction gives him enough of a head-start to nearly reach Ethan.

* NoKillLikeOverKill: The Blackwells' general strategy consists of causing as much collateral damage as possible for the sake of killing a target. Jack's solution to not being able to find Connor is to start a forest fire to keep the police busy, despite having no evidence that the cops are anywhere near them or regularly patrol an isolated mountain road in the middle of the woods.

* SmugSnake: Jack Blackwell acts like he's an expert hitman, yet his actions repeatedly show that he's a complete idiot with a propensity for violence and a complete lack of foresight. Probably the biggest example of this is when he realizes Connor has escaped the car crash; rather than go look for him, [[InsaneTrollLogic he decides to start a forest fire so that the cops will be distracted despite being on an isolated mountain road with no evidence that the cops regularly patrol the area, and then he decides to kidnap the local sheriff's pregnant wife to blackmail him into staying out of their way.]]

* StupidEvil: The Blackwells approach to their job--killing anyone who even ''looks'' at them and causing massive collateral damage--ends up being more of a hindrance than a help to their efforts.

* PsychoForHire: The Blackwells take obvious cold enjoyment in their jobs, showing everything from ruthless willingness to downright glee at torturing victims, shooting pregnant women and killing children.

** Whatever it is, it's so important that Hannah (who doesn't have Owen's expertise) is able to tell after looking at it for a few seconds that she and Connor need to get to the media *immediately*

** First, the Blackwells' first hit goes off without a hitch but is reported on the news fairly quickly, which Owen watches and prompts him to flee with his son.
** Second, Connor survives the attempt on his life and escapes, forcing the Blackwells to continue pursuing him and eventually causing such a mess that it [[spoiler:exposes the BigBad anyway.]]

Hannah Faber (Jolie) is a veteran smokejumper still reeling from witnessing some teammates and three young boys burn to death during a forest fire after she made a bad call. She comes across a young boy named Connor Casserley, whose father Owen was murdered by hitman brothers Jack and Patrick Blackwell (Gillen and Hoult) after he was set to present evidence against their boss (Perry). Hannah must protect Connor as the Blackwells set fire to the forest to lure them out.

Hannah Faber (Jolie) is a veteran smokejumper still reeling from witnessing some teammates and three young boys burn to death during a forest fire after she made a bad call. She comes across a young boy named Connor Casserley, whose father was murdered by hitman brothers Jack and Patrick Blackwell (Gillen and Hoult) after he was set to present evidence against their boss (Perry). Hannah must protect Connor as the Blackwells set fire to the forest to lure them out.

** First, the Blackwells' first hit goes off without a hitch but is reported on the news, which Owen watches and prompts him to flee with his son.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Ethan is dead, the forest suffers severe fire damage, and Connor acknowledges that he has nowhere to go now that both his parents are dead, but Jack and Patrick are killed, and Connor is set to present evidence against Arthur Philip, while Hannah vows to do what she can to make sure Connor is taken care of.]]

* TheHeavy: Arthur Philip is the BigBad, but his [[TheDragon dragons]] Jack and Patrick Blackwell are the primary antagonists driving the plot.

* VillainBall: The Blackwells approach to their job--killing anyone who even ''looks'' at them and causing massive collateral damage--ends up being more of a hindrance than a help to their efforts.

* VillainBall: The Blackwells approach to their job--killing anyone that even looks at them and causing massive collateral damage--ends up being more of a hindrance than a help to their efforts.

* LaserGuidedKarma: The Blackwells end up [[spoiler:dead]] as a direct result of their own antics. Jack ends up [[spoiler:shot to death by Ehtan's wife]] and Patrick [[spoiler:dies an agonizing death in the very forest fire they started]].

--->'''Hannah:''' What are you gonna do? Arrest me?\\

* WouldHurtAChild: The Blackwells have no qualms about killing Connor for their boss.

* PregnantBadass: Ethan's wife Allison is six months pregnant and more than capable of defending herself against the Blackwells.

* PregnantBadass: Ethan's wife Allison is six months pregnant and more than capable of defending herself against the Blackwells.

* PregnantBadass: Ethan's wife Allison is more than capable of defending herself against the Blackwells.

''Those Who Wish Me Dead'' is a 2021 thriller film from director Taylor Sheridan, based on a book by Michael Koryta, who also co-wrote the script. It stars Creator/AngelinaJolie, Creator/NicholasHoult, Creator/AidenGillen, Creator/JonBernthal, and Creator/TylerPerry.