Gunpowder Milkshake - Mediabook (4K Ultra HD) (+ Blu-ray2D)

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Between the Guardians of the Galaxy and Jumanji franchises, Gillan is now an action star. So why does she spend Gunpowder Milkshake doing an ineffective Uma Thurman impression instead of cultivating her own take on Sam? The film opens with a beautiful shot of a slash of red light illuminating only Sam’s eyes in a dark, blood-spattered apartment, but then its first hour drags because of the way Gillan mistakes stiffness for seriousness. Anderson, John (2021-07-14). " 'Gunpowder Milkshake' Review: Stylish Mayhem". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 2021-07-19.

Bloody Milkshake (Canal+) Carla Gugino: "Je ne veux plus entendre: Tu as tel âge, tu peux jouer une grand-mère!" ". Télé 7 Jours. January 22, 2022. Wiseman, Andreas (February 24, 2020). "EFM Big Deal: STX Splashes On Starry Female Assassin Pic 'Gunpowder Milkshake' With Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Michelle Yeoh, Angela Bassett, More". Deadline Hollywood. McNary, Dave (June 12, 2019). "Film News Roundup: Gravitas Buys Seann William Scott Drama Already Gone". Variety . Retrieved 18 January 2023. Kit, Borys (May 10, 2019). "Michelle Yeoh Joins Karen Gillan in Assassin Thriller 'Gunpowder Milkshake' ". The Hollywood Reporter. Fifteen years later, Sam works as an assassin for Nathan, the human resources head for the same firm Scarlet worked for. Nathan gives Sam a new job, killing a man who stole money from The Firm and returning the money. Sam goes to a weapons armory disguised as a library to exchange her weapons for new ones. There, she meets Anna May, Madeleine, and Florence - three former accomplices of Scarlet. They consider killing her for showing up unannounced, but change their minds when they learn her identity. They provide her with clean weapons for the job.In Germany, the film was released on April 14, 2022, on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD by StudioCanal with distribution handled by Koch Media. [30] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ] Kit, Borys (January 8, 2019). "Karen Gillan to Star in Assassin Action Movie 'Gunpowder Milkshake' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. With all that being said, there are moments of bloody fun that can be enjoyed. There's a middle portion of the movie that gave me hope the film had transformed. At one point, Sam is indisposed and unable to use her arms, which dangle without any muscle control. She's about to be beset by angry if bruised bad guys and must plan what to do. The resulting clash is a burst of creative choreography and an excellent demonstration of Sam's resourcefulness and drive. Watching her dispatch a dozen armed men so indifferently, always knowing where and when to turn and dodge is not nearly as entertaining or engaging as watching her struggle and solve a problem. This sequence is extended and makes clever use of its location and the elements that would be available. Then we go a step further, as Sam and her youngster must drive a car to flee except the uncontrollable arm problem persists. Sam will pump the pedals and give directions while Emily sits on her lap and turns the steering wheel. This made me excited. We had organic complications and potential solutions that involved both characters having to rely upon one another. That is solid screenwriting and finding a way to spice up an ordinary parking garage chase sequence. By the end of this sequence, my hopes started to dwindle because Sam reverted to her earlier super cool, impervious version. She knew every exact move to make, and the small-scale car chase started losing my interest even with the extra driving dynamic. I wish the filmmakers could analyze how these sequences differed to better harness that creative surge. Hide your gays trope- Now I could be off-base on this one, but I think they were hinting at a romance between two of the library women. However, we don't see it in screen. If this was an implied romance it definitely falls under the same criticism that J.K Rowling and other writers have received for having gay characters but being too afraid to actually show their love. If you want to have gay characters don't cloak it in this mystery like it's a dirty little secret.

All the gunmen are killed except for Virgil, Jim McAlister's nephew, who kills Madeleine and kidnaps Emily. Virgil calls Sam, who offers to turn herself in at the diner in exchange for Emily's freedom. Sam arrives to meet Jim McAlister who explains that his late son had four older sisters that Jim could not relate to as he does not understand women. Jim intends to torture Sam and make Emily watch, but Scarlet, Anna May, and Florence arrive with guns to free them. Sam takes Emily and leaves the diner before the three women kill Jim and all his henchmen. a b " Gunpowder Milkshake". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC . Retrieved August 28, 2021. The film was released theatrically by StudioCanal in France on July 21, 2021, under the title Bloody Milkshake. [24] In Germany, where the film was originally scheduled for release on September 2, [25] it was released on December 2, 2021, by StudioCanal. [26] Gunpowder Milkshake was released simultaneously in theaters and on Sky Cinema in the United Kingdom and Ireland on September 17, 2021. [27] Home media [ edit ]

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On December 16, 2019, it was announced that Frank Ilfman was hired to compose the film's score. [18] The score album was released on July 14, 2021, by Milan Records. [19] Release [ edit ] Netflix and theatrical [ edit ] Wagman, Jed (June 25, 2021). "Gunpowder Milkshake to Release in Cinemas and on Sky Cinema This September". Filmhounds . Retrieved August 2, 2021.

If everyone is super cool, and super deadly, and super nonchalant, then you need to put even more work into making the characters stand apart. They'll need specific quirks, competing goals, faults and obsessions, some key nub of characterization even if its superficial (a guy with one eye he's insecure about it, etc.). With Gunpowder Milkshake, there's nothing to work with. The screenwriters made this so much harder on themselves. I guess we're merely supposed to be won over by the casting and the imagery of these bad ladies holding powerful weaponry. The protagonist is boring. She is the familiar hired killer who grows an inconvenient conscience. That's an acceptable starting point but the moral growth is hindered when her young charge, the little girl that forces her paradigm shift, wants to be her apprentice to learn to kill people. The fraught mother/daughter relationship resorts to a lot of "I didn't want this life for you,""It's the only life I've known" roundabout conversations, and neither furthers our understanding of either side.Kroll, Justin (June 5, 2019). " 'The Terror' Star Adam Nagaitis Joins 'Gunpowder Milkshake' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved June 24, 2019. Ritman, Alex (July 6, 2021). "Cannes: StudioCanal Unveils Film, TV Slate, Sets 'Paddington 3' Production Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 6, 2019). " 'Game Of Thrones' Lena Headey To Star In 'Gunpowder Milkshake' ". Deadline Hollywood.

Nathan learns of her plan and sends three henchmen to stop her and retrieve the money; Sam incapacitates them before continuing with her plan. Masked men give her the girl, Emily, before retreating with the money; Sam pursues them, but the men turn on one another, resulting in their deaths and the destruction of the stolen money.

If the barebones of Gunpowder Milkshake sound a little dug up then even the flesh that’s been added gives off a musty whiff, from the double-crossing bosses to the fetishistic obsession with guns to the eye-rolling decision to humanise an assassin with the addition of a cute child, a particularly tiresome genre trope. But while there’s barely a second you won’t be able to predict, films such as this live and die by the quality of their action set pieces rather than their inventive plotting and Papushado is, if nothing else, a skilled stage manager. The bright, flashy aesthetic means that the sequences have a rare easy-to-follow clarity often missing in the murk of other action films and while the downside is that this often highlights the budgetary restrictions, it makes for an undeniably immersive experience. The almost two-hour runtime is a little overambitious given the thinness of the material but Papushado overstuffs his film with action, appealing to thirsty Friday night audiences eager for non-stop spectacle (a deftly shot diner shootout in the final act is particularly impressive). Dolby TrueHD/Atmos Audio German 3995 kbps 7.1 / 48 kHz / 3355 kbps / 16-bit (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps)