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03/26/09
Shottas (2006)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:2
Rotten:13
Average Rating:3.4/10
Theatrical Release:Nov 3, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: The film is the true story of two young men, Wayne (played by Spragga Benz) and and Bigs (played by Marley), who grow up together in the tough and dangerous streets of Kingston. They rob a soda... [More]
Starring: Ky-mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Wyclef Jean
Director: Cess Silvera
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Reviews for Shottas
1 - 16 (sorted by rotten rating)
Shottas, a Jamaican-set underworld flick executive produced by musician Wyclef Jean and being given a pat-on-the-head theatrical release in advance of its DVD peddling from Sony Pictures later this year, is proof that a movie can at least on some l
11/02/06
Shottas, based on a true story, has been sitting on shelves for a few years now, accruing mythology as a great film that’s been unjustly sidelined. That, it is not. [It’s] wretched.
11/02/06
Unless you love senseless violence and gratuitous shots of fake breasts, you might want to listen with your eyes closed.
11/03/06
De Palma and Scorsese breathed new life into the crime genre; Silvera just embalms it.
11/03/06
It's tough to imagine how someone could make a movie about Jamaican gangsterism that's so devoid of political content, but that's hardly Silvestra's biggest problem.
11/14/06
Top CriticCrime flicks featuring nihilistic thugs engaged in futile, sometimes humorously soulless violence accompanied by a hip soundtrack aren’t a commodity. And nothing in this energetic, hollow movie boosts its marketability or appeal.
11/03/06
It would have been a more worthy effort to get past the lifestyle sheen to the emotional undercurrents of men who choose violence at every turn.
11/02/06
Who says they don't write good women's roles anymore? The females on view fall into two prototypes: Hot Tub Chippie No. 2 or Plastic Surgery Fire Sale Victim No. 3.
11/03/06
Top CriticStars from reggae and other musical worlds give acting a try in Shottas, a witless, misogynistic, gratuitously violent, drug-culture-worshiping film.
11/10/06
Stephen Marley's vociferous reggae-rap soundtrack makes painfully literal the film's The Harder They Come-Get Rich or Die Tryin' hybridization.
10/31/06
Writer-director Cess Silvera delivers an empty, bullet-riddled exploitation combo of attitude and poses.
11/08/06
Shottas has everything a bad music video should have -- close-ups of foreign sports cars, women with painful-looking implants stepping in and out of hot tubs, ugly men with gold teeth waving around automatics.
11/10/06
Top CriticThere's no Robin Hood here, just a lot of hoods.
11/03/06
Top CriticEven with its microbudget there's enough blood, booty and bling to satisfy fans of the genre. It's also never dull, thanks to Silvera's restless pacing and a great reggae soundtrack.
11/03/06
...if you're one of those who just bought the Scarface anniversary DVD for its new sound mix featuring louder explosions, this movie is highly recommended.
10/31/06
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