Pusher (2012)
RADiUS-TWC | Release Date: October 26, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
14
Negative:
2
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75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOct 24, 2012
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. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumOct 24, 2012
Best part: Colorful Croatian-Danish actor Zlatko Buri´ reprises his role as the jovially menacing foreign heavy out to collect his dough. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla DargisOct 26, 2012
There's an ugly, jittery beauty to Pusher, a very fine British redo of a 1996 Danish movie of the same title. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzOct 25, 2012
Fast-moving, stylish and gritty, but also predictable. [25 Oct 2012]
60
NPRJoel ArnoldOct 25, 2012
Coyle's vulnerable performance as Frank undermines the film's goal. Coyle expresses the weight of his exhaustion and the incredible debt hanging over him with a closed-off physicality and haunted eyes that prevent him from becoming a flat character. Read full review
60
Total FilmCarmen GrayOct 23, 2012
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. Read full review
60
EmpireAnna SmithOct 23, 2012
Nail-biting and genuinely heartbreaking moments mean it's emotionally involving, even if it isn't the cheeriest drug dealer saga in town. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawOct 23, 2012
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. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungOct 23, 2012
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. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubScott TobiasOct 24, 2012
Luis Prieto's remake capably mimics the original's breakneck energy without adding a single thing. It seems to exist mostly to stuff more violence into Britain's insatiable maw for crime pictures. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanOct 26, 2012
Watchable, if cliched. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle SmithOct 25, 2012
Prieto does what he can to keep things roaring along, but the overall effect is not a lot more stimulating than your average diet cola. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenOct 25, 2012
In the end, Prieto's Pusher feels like a Guy Ritchie knockoff. Read full review
50
Village VoiceNick SchagerOct 23, 2012
Pusher faithfully mimics Nicolas Winding Refn's 1996 Danish crime saga while missing its nasty, grungy spirit. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter DebrugeOct 23, 2012
What's missing cast-wise is an appealing personality in the sidekick role, and Webb is no match for Mads Mikkelsen. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanOct 27, 2012
Refn's version was successful enough to inspire two sequels; at its best, this effort will push Coyle's career a little further along in the U.S. Read full review
40
Time OutDavid FearOct 23, 2012
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. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.Oct 23, 2012
Do we really need another cautionary tale about an ambitious drug dealer dramatically falling from grace? Read full review
33
The PlaylistEdward DavisOct 27, 2012
Uninventive and unimaginative. Read full review
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