Pusher (2012) (original) (raw)
Based on the edgy and explosive series by visionary director Nicolas Winding Refn, Pusher stars Richard Coyle as a drug dealer who grows increasingly desperate over the course of a week after a botched deal lands him in the merciless clutches of a ruthless crime lord. The more desperate his behavior, the more isolated he becomes until there is nothing left standing between him and the bullet his debtors intend to fire his way.
Based on the edgy and explosive series by visionary director Nicolas Winding Refn, Pusher stars Richard Coyle as a drug dealer who grows increasingly desperate over the course of a week after a botched deal lands him in the merciless clutches of a ruthless crime lord. The more desperate his behavior, the more isolated he becomes until there is nothing left standing between him and the bullet his debtors intend to fire his way. (less)
Director: Luis Prieto
Writer: Matthew Read
Starring: Richard Coyle, Bronson Webb, Paul Kaye, Neil Maskell, Agyness Deyn, Nicolas Winding Refn
Producers: Rupert Preston, Allan Niblo, James Richardson, Nicolas Winding Refn
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Review by Brian Orndorf, November 8, 2012
4 / 10
The opening of �Pusher� swiftly runs through a visual identification of the main players as though the audience is already familiar with this group of strippers, drug dealers, and goons. And maybe they are, with the film a remake of a 1996 Danish production that launched the career of director Nicolas Winding Refn. However, that�s unlikely, with the introductory greeting perhaps the last true understanding of character in this empty calorie viewing experience. There�s anxiety to spare with this heated story of criminal survival, yet director Luis Prieto treats the experience like a music video ...read more...
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