Gunpowder Milkshake

"Revenge is best served ice cold."

2021 1h 54m EN

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Synopsis

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To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and its army of henchmen.

“Revenge is best served ice cold.”

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Cast

Karen Gillan
Sam
Lena Headey
Scarlet
Chloe Coleman
Emily
Carla Gugino
Madeleine
Michelle Yeoh
Florence
Angela Bassett
Anna May
Paul Giamatti
Nathan
Ralph Ineson
Jim McAlester

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Navot Papushado
Writers: Navot Papushado, Ehud Lavski, Axel Eichhorst
Languages: English, Russian
Countries: France, Germany, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, United States of America.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Gunpowder Milkshake Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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414+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Navot Papushado, shot by Michael Seresin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Frank Ilfman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Navot Papushado directs. Michael Seresin behind the camera. Frank Ilfman scores. Nicolas De Toth cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
4International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, United States of America.
5Part of the "Gunpowder Milkshake Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6414+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Navot Papushado, shot by Michael Seresin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Frank Ilfman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Nicolas De Toth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Karen Gillan and Lena Headey and Chloe Coleman carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "Revenge is best served ice cold.".
12IMDB entry: tt8368408 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Seresin
Original score: Frank Ilfman
Editing: Nicolas De Toth
Production design: David Scheunemann
Costume design: Louise Frogley
Makeup / hair: Franziska Monden
VFX supervisor: Marc Jouveneau
Sound: Frank Kruse
Stunt coordinator: Volkhart Buff
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $1,015,760
Return: 3% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)

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Gunpowder Milkshake Collection

A collection of action films following dangerous hitwomen from a ruthless crime syndicate known as The Firm.

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RADIO1'S MR. MOVIE!-MAD AMI 🌠2021-07-15
★ 7/10
🦜 IT'S BIRDS OF PREY " LITE " : With Only -{ HALF }- Its Delectably Whacky Trippy Neon Psychedelic Charm . . But -ALL- Of Its MINDLESS { Dark Comics Style } BRUTALITY & GORE 💥 A "Good Old Fashioned" -{ B I G }- Screen Micro Review . I'll readily admit it. I set out to watch 'Black Widow' -{ again 😅 }- , had the film's timings wrong, and ended up watching 'Birds ....ooops.... I mean 'Gunpowder Milkshake', ( 'GM' for short ), instead. But no, really, watch the -Official- trailer, and you'll see what I mean ; the similarities, which permeate the ( -Entire- ) movie, are, 'to put it mildly' ...really, really, really... -{ Stark }- . " MENTIONS-OF-NOTE " : 1 : The utterly -{ ADORABLE 💜 }- pint sized thespian, Chloe Choleman ( "8¾ year old Emily" ) . . . she's Twelve in real-life, and is simply a lovely, -Effusive- bundle of utter delight, and of course . . TALENT. 2 : { Mild-spoiler } : Keep your eyes peeled for the "Dracula gets killed by . . . ( why, a -Stake- Of course❗)" scene. In the classic Dark-comedy sense ; it simply could -{ Not }- have been executed more 'Perfectly' . " DOWNSIDES " : I guess I'm just going to have to put this one down to a -{ Simple }- case of : "not very good timing, at all". In other words, on the one hand you have the USA being -Utterly- battered by a -Very- Deadly Pandemic . . . { 'no offence' to Covid-19, but right now I'm actually referring to the ( TRULY ) Horrific 'summer spike' in AMERICAN - GUN 🔫 - VIOLENCE } . . and on the other, you have a -US- ( 'Gunpowder's' Country-of-origin is listed as 'France, Germany, USA' ) picture that -altogether- glorifies a -{ "seemingly endless" }- spree of 'Vividly gratuitous slaughter' . . the likes of which I haven't seen in a -serious- while. Not to mention the rather -glaring- "Birds Of Prey déjà-vu" aspect of exposing an -Actual- , innocent, young 12 ( -13½ in the case of 'Birds Of Prey'- ) year old -BABYGIRL- ( and in a "prominent, Starring-Role", at that ) to -that- level of Darkness & Violence, albeit thematic. And of course, the film -Does- have its fair share of "wanton" profanity, and the young child is -{ by no means }- deaf, let's not forget. Seriously . . . What kind of message does that send❓. Summation : "Save some money". Sure, the movie has its moments, & is even "SUPREMELY" funny in -Atleast- 2 or 3 places, let's be clear. But in my humble opinion, if you're -Not- 'particularly' crazy about this sub-genre, then 'GM' is, I'm afraid, -{ Not ⛔ }- worth a special trip to the cinema, -Especially- with the 'delta variant' of Covid 19 -Still- wreaking some Serious "Mayhem" in so many, many, many parts of the world. So if you feel like this is a 'must' watch for you, then you should be -Just- fine streaming it on, { say }, Netflix, which, by the way, PRODUCED IT . . 'ANYWAY' . -All- things considered, then, that's going to be an 'Honest-to-goodness' 7.00 Marks Out Of 10.00 from me, because that's -{ REALLY ✅ }- . . . as far as high as I can go with 'Gunpowder Milkshake', all things considered .
Mahnoor Khan2021-07-28
★ 8/10
Gunpowder Milkshake movie is stylish, beautiful, action-packed, violent, and funny. The action sequence was a mixture of John Wick and Jackie Chan. Director Navot Papushado and Cinematographer Michael Seresin transform a generic script into a blast. There was a smart use of a camera and lightning. The music, color grading, costumes, makeup, production design, and the whole atmosphere was brilliant. I loved the library scenario and the classic literature language used for the guns. It reminds me of the John Wick movie. The script was decent and predictable to some extent but the direction and Cinematography made it more interesting. Also, I can't forget the funny fighting moments. So It's a must-watch movie.