Young Turks that groove on the gangster gunfights promiscuous, half-clad babes sporting fake and/or genuine boobs, and cool cars will relish this good looking movie. Authentic locales in both Jamaica and Miami enhances to the film's sense of realism. Indeed, Silvera directs "Shottas" as if it were a music video with liberal use of jump cuts, aerial visuals, slow-motion, varying shutter speeds, and amped up music. This account of two penniless kids that grow up in the West Indies to become murderous criminals with lots of reggae music sweetening the mix resembles a music video. Reviewed by zardoz-13 6 / 10 "Playtime Is Over!"įreshman writer & director Cess Silvera's "Shottas" is a shallow, cynical, but competently lensed, R-rated, blood-splattered Jamaican gangster saga in the tradition of William Wellman's "The Public Enemy" (1931) as well as Brian DePalma's "Scarface" (1983) with noisy gunfights and vile profanity galore.
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