Netflix’s New No. 1 Movie The Whisper Man Sparks Mixed Reactions Over Its Story and Robert De Niro-Led Cast

Netflix’s The Whisper Man has quickly become a major talking point among subscribers after arriving on the streaming service on August 28. The crime thriller features a high-profile cast led by Robert De Niro, Adam Scott and Michelle Monaghan, but early audience reactions suggest the movie is proving much more divisive than its cast and premise might suggest. The film adapts Alex North’s bestselling novel and follows widowed crime writer Tom Kennedy, whose eight-year-old son is abducted. Tom turns to…