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- 2017
- Not Rated
- Paladin
- 1 h 29 m
- 2017
- Not Rated
- Paladin
- 1 h 29 m
Summary One bullet. Three lives. Everyone pays. On an average Los Angeles day, a couple on the verge of divorce and a bullied teenager find their lives desperately changed when the boy's illegal gun goes off.
Directed By: Jeremy Kagan
Written By: Anneke Campbell, Will Lamborn, Jeremy Kagan
- 2017
- Not Rated
- Paladin
- 1 h 29 m
- 2017
- Not Rated
- Paladin
- 1 h 29 m
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Summary One bullet. Three lives. Everyone pays. On an average Los Angeles day, a couple on the verge of divorce and a bullied teenager find their lives desperately changed when the boy's illegal gun goes off.
Directed By: Jeremy Kagan
Written By: Anneke Campbell, Will Lamborn, Jeremy Kagan
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Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
52
33% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
67% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Kagan employs a purposeful, if at times distracting, use of split screen, along with subjective camera and mind’s-eye visuals to capture the story’s visceral and emotional tension. But it’s the fine acting and the film’s plea for sensible gun control that carry the day.
Terrifically effective when vividly illustrating the emergency medical procedures necessary to keep a gun victim alive, Shot falls short in terms of narrative. But it will certainly resonate for anyone who’s ever been rushed to a hospital.
Despite flashes of brilliance, strong performances and innovative camera techniques, the film never rises above the schmaltz of an after-school special.
The split screen has a downside: It punctuates the lopsidedness of the script by Anneke Campbell and Will Lamborn, Miguel’s story being far less convincingly written than Mark’s.
The gun-control message is so rote that it’s of secondary interest to the film’s ambitious structure.
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