Directed by:
Ric Roman WaughScreenplay:
Ric Roman WaughCinematography:
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Antonio PintoCast:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Omari Hardwick, Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal, Emory Cohen, Jeffrey Donovan, Evan Jones, Juan Pablo Raba, Matt Gerald, Max Greenfield (more)VOD (2)
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After a DUI sends him down the rabbit hole of the American prison system, successful businessman Jacob Harlon (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is transformed into Money, a stoic, ruthless prison gangster. As he navigates the brutality of his new home, adapting to its violent codes of ethics and rites of passage that will ensure his survival, he slowly loses his previous identity and his relationship to his former life, including his wife and son. The grip of his new family, the prison gang, extends beyond the prison walls. Upon his release, chased by the law enforcement, threatened by his incarcerated protectors, Money must orchestrate one last dangerous crime. All is not what it seems. The ruthless process of fulfilling his obligations also becomes his path to sacrifice, retribution and self-definition. (Altitude Film Distribution)
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The prison environment from another perspective, as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is no criminal. Unfortunately, one event turns his life upside down and the American system throws him into a prison full of perverts, murderers, blacks and Nazis. And I am not really sure if he is mentally unstable when he gives in to the Nazis, but the screenwriters created quite some twists for him, so the audience doesn’t get bored. The biggest issue is that Nikolaj really doesn’t look like a murderer and when he does kill, he looks like a gassy newborn. On the other hand, the movie has incredible guts and the ending was truly flawless. I was deciding between three or four stars, and in the end settled for the better than average.
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These days there are fewer decent prison dramas than pretty prostitutes, which makes me all the more pleasantly surprised that two have been made overseas this year. While Brawl in Cell Block 99 takes a more psychological approach portraying a monstrous path to moral vindication with minimalism, Shot Caller is a complex and expansive story with more clichés, but at the same time a backdrop of a properly thought-out narrative structure that makes the film build up excellently, leaving question marks until the intelligent final twist. The layered plot does not hinder the established pace, on the contrary, it dynamically develops the motivations of the lead character and creates a strong basis for the finale, where the narrative stabilizes on the main time plane. The portrayal of the prison hierarchy seems a bit absurd and the team of detectives doesn't get enough space to make the situation even more dramatic, but otherwise a very cool affair with a very cool Nikolai in the lead.
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A great crime movie with an excellent cast. How to go from financier to murderous inmate in two easy steps. Coster-Waldau undergoes the transformation with elan. Director Roman Waugh gets the maximum out of this story. He’s good at prison movies. The best scenes are the ones with the Beast in the middle of nothingness.
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Brilliantly acted, and brilliantly handled visually, where the casting was simply excellent, and Coster-Waldau and Bernthal were superbly chosen for their roles, where you believe Nikolaj in both positions. On top of that, the film is pretty gritty, which definitely helps the overall impression. If we want to mess up our lives, we can do it thoroughly.
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A perfect prison movie with Jamie Lannister and the Punisher! Shot Caller is told in flashbacks and shows us the main character's life after his release from prison and also the life he lived in prison, all beautifully intertwined in a very raw and gritty package. The prison riot and the final scene are the highlights, suspense accompanies the whole film and there is no shortage of entertainment and also a few twists and turns. A great, slick film full of tough guys. 80%.
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