Brotherly love and loathing in a New York City thriller

THE BLACK RABBIT IS THE KIND OF Manhattan restaurant that invariably gets described as a clubhouse.

- JUDY BERMAN

As brothers, Law and Bateman play off each other brilliantly

Nestled in the armpit where the FDR Drive meets the Brooklyn Bridge, the fictional multistory establishment that gives the Netflix thriller Black Rabbit its title boasts a historic location, a killer menu, a celebrity co-owner, and a fashionable clientele. As its proprietor, the charismatic former rock front man Jake Friedken (executive producer Jude Law), explains to the crowd assembled there for a trunk show of high-end jewelry, this is “a place where the night could go anywhere.” Almost immediately, it does. A pair of masked thieves burst in, thrusting guns in people’s faces and demanding the jewels.

After this energetic intro,