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Shottas (2006)

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Reviews Counted:7

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Rotten:6

Average Rating:3/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence, sexuality/nudity, language and drug content

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

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... 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 truck and shoot the truck's driver while still in their early teens. The money is used to purchase visas to go the United States, where they continue their criminal activities, hustling on the streets of Washington D.C. Wayne gets deported to Jamaica and continues his surge in crime, where he begins to extort money from business people. Bigs gets deported a few years later. After a while, they both head back to the US with some of their cronies and continue stealing, targeting drug dealers. The drug dealers decide to put up a strong resistance to the two. -- © Black Star Video [More]

Starring: Ky-mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Wyclef Jean

Starring: Ky-mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Wyclef Jean, Lennox Lewis, Tyson Beckford, Louie Rankin

Director: Cess Silvera

Director: Cess Silvera
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Walter Dawkins
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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.

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11/14/06
John Anderson
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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.

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11/10/06
Stephen Whitty
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Stars from reggae and other musical worlds give acting a try in Shottas, a witless, misogynistic, gratuitously violent, drug-culture-worshiping film.

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11/10/06
Neil Genzlinger
Neil Genzlinger
New York Times
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Writer-director Cess Silvera delivers an empty, bullet-riddled exploitation combo of attitude and poses.

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11/08/06
Sheri Linden
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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.

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11/03/06
Michael Phillips
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There's no Robin Hood here, just a lot of hoods.

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Wesley Morris
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...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.

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10/31/06
Luke Y. Thompson
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