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Well crafted, directed, intelligent dialogs and great story line. De Niro shows once again he is a quietly, uniquely powerful actor who delivers the punches in measured dose and sudden knock-out. I am separating De Niro's real life political views from his acting. All of the supporting cast renders solid performances. The sleazy speaker of the house, the radicalized daughter, De Niro's wife who is positioning for seat on the bench, De Niro ( former president Mullen)'s no non-sense woman chief of staff, the reckless provacateur newsman . . on and on made the story thriving. ZERO DAY joins a rare list of impactful,landmark NetFlix series like Fauda, The Empress, and The Diplomat.

This is an old-theme but played well. Story line is simple but the acting, direction, cinematography made everything works. Jessica (Jules Wilcox) leaves town for a fresh start after husband's death (we later learned it was by suicide for reason not fully explained but not entirely pertinent). She tows a U-Haul trailer with her belongings and goes on long journey far out in the country. Gorgeous scenery. And runs into cat-and-mouse road game with a SUV driver, who is actually a prowler, preying on single women out on lonely highway. Director John Hyames takes a lot of cues from the "SHINNING" with wide angle shots over long drive; the forest just draws you into the plot line. Like the "SHINNING", he even titled the scenes. Unless it's overused. I don't hold that against him. The woman, Jessica, is kidnapped and thrown into a basement. The story moves on from there. Thankfully we are spared of sexual assaults and torture. The ending when it comes was satisfactory. Overall a pleasant surprise.