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Surprisingly incoherent and boring

hyped garbage

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Doing a remake presents a lot of risks. You run the risk of alienating fans of the original and garnering unfair comparisons. With Pusher (2012) we have a solid remake that not only pays homage to the original but also adds a unique spin on it.The external shot of London are amazing and the stylized club scenes really aid the pacing of the film. Director, Luis Prieto, does an excellent job behind the camera with some truly awesome shots and camera angles. The action sequences are solid and plot driven so they happen very seamlessly.Actor Mem Ferda delivers a superb job in his role of HAKAN (a Turkish bad ass). Hie performance is a bit understated which is a nice change of pace from all the over the top performances that plague films nowadays.The Toronto Film Festival gave Ferda some compliments for his performance of a "complex, caring enforcer" which I totally agree. The film is being nominated for the Michael Powell Award and it makes sense if you see it on the big screen. This remake deserves to be seen on the big screen to really appreciate to cinematography. Whether you have seen the original or not you should give this film a watch. I am sure you will be glad you did.

I really enjoyed this movie, it's fast, fresh, realistic, artistic, I loved the whole cast, especially Richard Coyle! The soundtrack from Orbital was amazing! For me it was even better than the original, hats of to Luis Prieto. This movie is a little gem. Richard Coyle deserves an award for his performance, he put so much heart & passion into the role, "it really shows" what I love about the characters in the movie is that you feel for them, even for the bad guys! The soundtrack really gives the movie a kick, what can I say Orbital are great! I also like the fact that they brought the mafia boss Milo from the first movie in this one! He really brought laughter to the movie! The locations spots for the movie were shot in Stock Newington, which I felt gave a different take of London, also having a Spanish directer, direct the movie in London gives a fresh pair of eyes to the whole London culture, club culture & drug culture!I know there will be people comparing it to the first movie, which is much more violent & gritty, but I fell that this movie is a breath of fresh air being set in London, great soundtrack & in my opinion a much better cast!

I was thrilled when I first saw that a remake (and an English one at that!) was being mad. After watching the result I can only say that I wished I never watched it. The original is so much better that I am at a loss for words.The plot is still the same, and even though Milo is played by Zlatko he seem to have lost some of his original...zest.This might have been a descent remake if the casting had been better.For starters: Kim Bodnia played the original Frank, his alter ego in this one is not even a distant shadow of the same character. Tony comes across like some dweeb...Sorry but this is not good.

Rarely have I got to a film feeling so little about it. I don't hate it, I don't love it, I'm just completely and utterly indifferent to the 90 minutes of droning nothingness.I haven't seen the original so I cant compare, but the plot is incredibly thin, just an endless chain of events, that follow on from each other with no particular cohesion. An ending that leaves you feeling frankly conned, and some situations that even in the realms of the movie word are unbelievable.The worst part is the complete lack of exploration of the characters and events. Despite the small cast you come out feeling you know very little about the characters, and equally you care very little for any of the characters. There are no real good guys, no bad guys, just a whole bunch of indifference. Too much is not explored, where did the police come from and why? How is it possible that no word got out that he had been arrested, leading to the belief that he had ripped off the bad guys in some way.The film ended with you feeling that there was so much more that could have been explored, so much more that you could have been told about the characters, the locations and the events. The trouble is, I came out feeling that I didn't really care enough anyway to even want to know more.