Shot (2017 film)

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Shot
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Directed by Jeremy Kagan
Screenplay byAnneke Campbell
William Lambom
Story byAnneke Campbell
Jeremy Kagan
Produced byJeremy Kagan
Dave O'Brien
Josh Siegel
Starring Noah Wyle
Sharon Leal
Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
CinematographyJacek Laskus
Edited by Norman Hollyn
Music by Bruce Broughton
Production
companies
AC Transformative Media
Outside the Box Motion Pictures
Deliberate Content
Distributed byPaladin
Release date
  • September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Shot is a 2017 American drama film directed by Jeremy Kagan and starring Noah Wyle, Sharon Leal and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Cast

Reception

The film has a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [5]

Rich Cline of Contactmusic.com gave the film three and a half stars out of five. [6] Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times enjoyed the film, writing that "...it's the fine acting and the film's plea for sensible gun control that carry the day." [7] Alan Zilberman of The Washington Post gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Despite flashes of brilliance, strong performances and innovative camera techniques, the film never rises above the schmaltz of an after-school special." [8]

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References

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  2. Scheck, Frank (21 September 2017). "'Shot': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. Nicholson, Amy (22 September 2017). "Film Review: 'Shot'". Variety . Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. Hereford, Andre (22 September 2017). "Film Review: Shot". Film Journal International . Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. "Shot". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. Cline, Rich. "Shot Review". Contactmusic.com . Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. Goldstein, Gary (21 September 2017). "Noah Wyle turns patient in the timely gun drama 'Shot'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. Zilberman, Alan (21 September 2017). "'Shot': Heavy-handed parable of the gun debate insults intelligence of the audience". The Washington Post . Retrieved 12 August 2018.