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One Shot
2021 97 min United Kingdom, United States of America 18+
★5.8
Action, Thriller, Crime, War
Director: James Nunn
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Description
An elite squad of Navy SEALs, on a covert mission to transport a prisoner off a CIA black site island prison, are trapped when insurgents attack while trying to rescue the same prisoner.
Worldwide:
$53.6M
Starring
Scott Adkins
Actor
Ashley Greene
Actor
Ryan Phillippe
Actor
Key opinion
One Shot is a technical exercise that leans heavily on its continuous-take gimmick to deliver a competent, tactical action experience. While the narrative is threadbare and the settings lack visual flair, it serves as a reliable vehicle for Scott Adkins that satisfies enthusiasts of old-school, low-budget action.
| Cinematography | The continuous long-take cinematography creates an immersive, technically impressive experience that distinguishes the film from standard shaky-cam actioners. | |
| Acting | Scott Adkins delivers a grounded, methodical performance that anchors the film even when he deviates from his signature flamboyant martial arts style. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is intentionally minimalist, serving merely as a basic scaffolding to facilitate constant tactical gunplay and action sequences. | |
| Originality | The action choreography is widely appreciated for its tactical execution, though viewers remain split on whether it reaches the high bar of elite genre classics like the Undisputed series. | |
| Production | Production design is hindered by drab, budget-constrained European locations that fail to elevate the film's visual identity beyond a generic shooter-game aesthetic. |