Pickings (2018)

Pickings: Directed by Usher Morgan. With Michelle Holland, Reese Grande, John Zion, Taso Mikroulis. When a short-tempered mobster and his gang of thugs try to shake down a neighborhood bar, they’re soon confronted with the wrath of its owner – a mysterious southern mother with a dangerous past.

“Itu0026#39;s an OK film at best.nCould be good, if it werenu0026#39;t a huge Tarantino ripoff, especially of Kill Bill. I mean even in small details like the coma of the main character. Thatu0026#39;s beyond reference for me, itu0026#39;s just lazy writing.nAlso the whole vibe is u0026quot;tarantinesqueu0026quot;, like same camera angles, old western-like soundtrack, titles for characters on screen and overall style.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNew filmmakers should be original, or at least try to. Otherwise whatu0026#39;s the point? To do something that someone already did?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlthough I usually like some, there are waaay to much musical bits, to the point it gets annoying. Like watching a sequence of music videos, while you just want the story to flow.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBeside all that, there are one or two cool things in it. Not enough to really recommend it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMany great films were made with shoelace budgets, that is not an excuse. And this is not one of them.”