Gunpowder Milkshake
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): July 14, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
14
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJul 13, 2021
Please leave all logic and reality at the door as you settle in for a violent slice of Netflix original movie entertainment featuring an outstanding cast of first-rate actors clearly having a great time shooting up the joint. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubCaroline SiedeJul 13, 2021
Gunpowder Milkshake comes alive in its darkly comic action sequences, which prioritize creativity as much as brutality, with an uncommon focus on props, locations, and wide compositions. Read full review
71
CNETRussell HollyOct 8, 2021
Gunpowder Milkshake is fast, direct, and honestly more fun than I expected it was going to be. Read full review
70
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiJul 14, 2021
The film makes up for some of the missed storytelling opportunities with its stylish, exciting action sequences, and its swift pacing, all of which combined make for a fun, overall enthralling time. Read full review
70
CNNBrian LowryJul 14, 2021
Offering a weird mix of over-the-top violence and dark humor, Gunpowder Milkshake weds the spaghetti western with the colorful visuals of anime, enhancing that with an inordinately good cast for such a silly movie. The net result provides considerable fun. Read full review
70
PolygonRoxana HadadiJul 14, 2021
The film’s intermittent delights are momentarily satisfying, but then numbness sets in, like the brain freeze that blooms after you slurp on the film’s titular ice-cream treat. Read full review
67
The Film StageGlenn Heath Jr.Jul 13, 2021
When Papushado’s film finds the right tonal balance, meshing noir bleakness with pops of art deco color, there are fireworks to behold. Read full review
67
IndieWireKate ErblandJul 13, 2021
This first entry could stand to be a bit more satisfying on its own, but the sugar rush that accompanies “Gunpowder Milkshake” is more than sweet enough to prove its place in a fast-growing sub-genre, with a cherry on top. Read full review
66
Paste MagazineShayna Maci WarnerJul 13, 2021
It’s a bloody feast for the eyes, and if you’re looking for a movie sprung solely from the iconography of other neo-shoot ‘em ups, it’s got some fun in store—you just might have to leap over the plot holes and massive tonal shifts while wielding customized mini-bayonets to enjoy the good stuff. Read full review
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