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GOD IS A BULLET

«God Is a Bullet» is one of the best thrillers of 2023. road trip of two divergent souls. Case doesn't believe
The film isn't just a dry, straightforward crime caper; in existential concepts like heaven or hell; she only has
it's also a complex story led by two broken and per- faith in the power of a bullet. The two characters esta-
fectly characterised characters who come from two blish an interesting dialogue and converge in the face
different worlds but share a common goal. The action of a clash with evil and grotesque reality. In addition to
is the result of an insane event: members of a satanic the direction and a narrative that takes no prisoners,
cult kidnap a teenage girl and murder her mother and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Maika Monroe are the core
stepfather. Bob Hightower (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is of this film. The «It Follows» actress (2014) is incredi-
the teenager's father, a veteran desk cop who teams up ble. It's worth noting the solid performances of Karl
with Case (Maika Monroe), a victim who managed to Glusman (the villain of this piece) and Jamie Foxx,
escape from the cult. Case offers to help Bob find his who is a kind of ferryman for the souls about to enter
daughter. A journey of sheer terror into the depths of hell. Nick Cassavetes («Alpha Dog»), who brought an
the cult's cruelty and nihilism versus the desire for re- indie sensibility to the thriller based on an adaptation
venge, a reckoning with the past, and the rescue of the of «God is a Bullet» from 1999, did a fantastic job di-
teenager begins. It's a place where there are no boun- recting the project. The fictional book written by Ame-
daries in a scenario where anything goes. This crime rican Boston Teran was freely inspired by true cases.
thriller is ultra-violent and captivating through the JORGE PINTO

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