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Pusher

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United Kingdom · 2012
Rated R · 1h 26m
Director Luis Prieto
Starring Richard Coyle, Bronson Webb, Agyness Deyn, Mehmet Ferda
Genre Crime, Thriller

After a botched deal lands him in the clutches of a ruthless crime lord, a drug dealer finds himself swimming in debt. With only a week left to pay it all off, he resorts to increasingly desperate means to try and get the cash he needs.

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60

The Hollywood Reporter by

Pusher struggles to rise above standard drug dealer/gangster fare and succeeds, but only in part, thanks to its strong cast lead by Richard Coyle.

60

Empire by Anna Smith

Nail-biting and genuinely heartbreaking moments mean it's emotionally involving, even if it isn't the cheeriest drug dealer saga in town.

60

Total Film by Carmen Gray

Banking on exec-producer Refn's name, this glossy dealer-in-debt remake gets plenty right but lacks the hard-hitting vibe of the cult original, or a fresh take on gangster-pic London.

40

Time Out by David Fear

Coyle's got charisma to spare - imagine a hard-man version of Andy Serkis - but even his screen presence eventually gets smothered by the film's cartoonish version of ethnic gangsters, macho caricatures and bruised-heart-of-gold hookers. The phrase accept no substitutes has rarely seemed so applicable.

60

The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw

The Pusher remake may not have the full flavour of the original, but it makes brutally clear how the economics of drugs make paranoia and violence a fact of life.

50

Variety by Peter Debruge

What's missing cast-wise is an appealing personality in the sidekick role, and Webb is no match for Mads Mikkelsen.

75

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

If we haven't caught on from earlier films that drug pushing is a thankless persuasion, maybe this is the movie that will pound in the lesson.

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