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Shot in the Heart
HBO Films

Shot in the Heart reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 75 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.5 out of 10
based on 7 reviews
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MPAA RATING: R for language and some strong violence

Starring Giovanni Ribisi, Elias Koteas, Eric Bogosian, Lee Tergesen, Terry Beaver, Amy Madigan, and Sam Shepard

HBO Films presents the true story of two men torn apart by a tortured family legacy -- and brought together by a notorious execution, as the eyes of the world looked on. (HBO Films)


GENRE(S): Suspense/Thriller  
WRITTEN BY: Mikal Gilmore (book)
Frank Pugliese (teleplay)
 
DIRECTED BY: Agnieszka Holland  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: March 26, 2002 
Video: March 26, 2002 
Theatrical: March 27, 2002 
RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

Television premiere on HBO

What The Critics Said

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88
New York Daily News David Bianculli
As wide-ranging, and yet as sharply focused, as Mikal Gilmore's book.
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80
The New York Times Julie Salamon
The director, Agnieszka Holland, and the screenwriter, Frank Pugliese, have created a scenario that unflinchingly captures the feverish and desperate intensity of Mikal's quest.
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80
Village Voice J. Hoberman
A small-screen aesthetic is evident in the abundant close-ups and tight framing, but Holland makes it work for her.
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75
New York Post V.A. Musetto
Koteas and Ribisi, as two very different brothers, give realistic performances, and play off the differences brilliantly.
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70
The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
There's a tight, urgent, and timely film hidden inside Shot In The Heart, but it's not always worth forging through all the gratuitous bells and whistles to find it.
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70
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Ribisi is painfully intense without being histrionic.
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70
Variety Steven Oxman
The piece is ultimately admirable for its lack of easy answers, for its continued sense of emotional confusion.
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