So I guess they don't build him up as sympathetic because he's kind of a shithead. Obviously he has his 'redemption' at the end, but that only takes place a few minutes after he essentially told another caller with an injured knee to go fuck himself so I don't really know how much he's changed.
I like the idea of all of the actors outside of the main character being off-screen. I assume this was done mostly because of covid and it was a lot easier to get everyone together if they didn't actually have to get everyone together, but it's unique nonetheless.
The twist would've been better if Henry wasn't acting completely clueless when Joe initially called him. You abduct your ex-wife, and then while driving down the road a cop calls you out of the blue and starts asking questions, and there's no anger or yelling? Way too much of a tip that something else was going on.
Feels like Joe would've worked better as a character, with the twist at the end that he killed someone, if he wasn't a dick to everyone around him for the entire rest of the movie.