Film Review – One Shot

“One Shot” is the latest picture to use the gimmick of a “one take” filmmaking approach, helping to make material that might otherwise be mundane emerge as something cinematically exciting. Director James Nunn (“The Marine 5” and “The Marine 6”) embarks on a technical journey with the production, organizing controlled chaos to best amplify the action interests of the screenplay, using his camera to dodge danger and weave around the characters for 90 minutes of exposition and deadly confrontations. “One Shot” employs technology to sell the magic of an unbroken take, and while the idea doesn’t make for stunning drama, it does manage to generate a few adrenaline rushes during the run time. Complexity isn’t the goal of the feature, which does just fine with pure aggression and a somewhat chilling study of obedience, and Nunn works to crank up the endeavor’s kill count with help from star Scott Adkins. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com