Pusher

~ You don't have a chance. Seize it! ~

Overview:

A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.

Director:

Nicolas Winding Refn

Status:

Released

Language:

Danish

Buget:

$965,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

drug dealer
copenhagen, denmark
police operation
drugs
nordic noir

Cast

Kim Bodnia

~ as ~

Frank

Mads Mikkelsen

~ as ~

Tonny

Laura Drasbæk

~ as ~

Vic

Zlatko Burić

~ as ~

Milo

Slavko Labović

~ as ~

Radovan

Peter Andersson

~ as ~

Hasse

Vanja Bajicic

~ as ~

Branko

Lisbeth Rasmussen

~ as ~

Rita

Levino Jensen

~ as ~

Mike

Nicolas Winding Refn

~ as ~

Brian

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 2 year(s) ago
7
A solid crime thriller.

'Pusher' entertained me enough, though the plot did feel a bit repetitive as it felt like it kept 'going around in circles' to me personally. Some of the lighting and editing (as in cuts) choices also made the film feel a little more underwhelming.

The cast do well, arguably the film's strongest element. Kim Bodnia makes for a solid lead, though his performance is a tad samey throughout - similar to the aforementioned. Mads Mikkelsen's Tonny sticks out because he is being played by Mads Mikkelsen, the character is OK - underused perhaps, though I may just think that as it's Mads... the whole reason I chose to view this trilogy, to be honest.

6/10 would feel harsh so this 1996 release gets 7/10 from yours truly. I didn't overly enjoy it, though I can't exactly say I disliked it either... probably levels out at watchable.