A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
| Tagline | You don't have a chance. Seize it! |
| Release Date: | Aug 30, 1996 |
| Genres: | Action, Crime, Drama |
| Production Company: | Balboa Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | Denmark |
| Casts: | Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Laura Drasbæk, Zlatko Burić, Slavko Labović, Peter Andersson, Vanja Bajicic, Lisbeth Rasmussen, Levino Jensen, Nicolas Winding Refn, Thomas Bo Larsen |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $965000 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
A solid crime thriller. 'Pusher' entertained me enough, though the plot did feel a bit repetitive as it felt like it kept 'going around in circles' to me personally. Some of the lighting and editing (as in cuts) choices also made the film feel a little more underwhelming. The cast do well, arguably the film's strongest element. Kim Bodnia makes for a solid lead, though his performance is a tad samey throughout - similar to the aforementioned. Mads Mikkelsen's Tonny sticks out because he is being played by Mads Mikkelsen, the character is OK - underused perhaps, though I may just think that as it's Mads... the whole reason I chose to view this trilogy, to be honest. 6/10 would feel harsh so this 1996 release gets 7/10 from yours truly. I didn't overly enjoy it, though I can't exactly say I disliked it either... probably levels out at watchable.
