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Shot (2017)
Mark Newman is talking to his wife when a stray bullet from a teenager's gun suddenly strikes him in the chest. As Newman fights for his life in the hospital, the young perpetrator must decide whether to take responsibility for his actions.
10 April 1968, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
18 August 1970, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
16 December 1955, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
2 March 1966, Northbrook, Illinois, USA
16 February 1972, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
September 21, 2017
... Shot is often clunky and poorly directed.
September 20, 2017
The characters deal with guilt, disability, and trauma, culminating in an intense final confrontation...and an underlying whiff of a Very Special Episode.
September 21, 2017
"Shot" would have you believe there's a moral to this fable. But suggesting that the solution to the problem of gun violence is as simple as one of Aesop's fables only adds insult to injury.
September 21, 2017
Shot is caught between two worlds: telling a straightforward story ... and fashioning a message movie...
September 26, 2017
Shot is not sophisticated, but it is truthful, which is, after all, the basis of most clichés.
December 17, 2017
This may be a gimmicky exploration of gun violence, which sometimes feels like a preachy public service advisory, but its story unfolds with raw power.
September 22, 2017
2nd Amendment advocates arming themselves against a Hollywood screed will be relieved that the film avoids political activism to focus on trauma and recovery.
September 22, 2017
Noah Wyle's vivid performance as a victim of random gun violence anchors one side of a split-screen drama that's only half good.
September 21, 2017
Shot certainly has a message, and implies villainy in the universe, but its story is about innocents.
September 21, 2017
It's the fine acting and the film's plea for sensible gun control that carry the day.
September 27, 2017
Wyle is so good as he goes through the stages of pain, rage, remorse and resignation that he keeps you caring and alert.
January 17, 2018
Using acute, penetrating realism, a career-best performance from Wyle, air-tight writing incorporating pressing themes, and an unpredictable ending that will leave you speechless, Shot overwhelmingly succeeds as a film and a statement about our culture.