Shot (2017)

Shot: Directed by Jeremy Kagan. With Noah Wyle, Sharon Leal, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Xander Berkeley. One bullet. Three lives. Everyone pays. On an average Los Angeles day, a couple on the verge of divorce and a bullied teenager find their lives desperately changed when the teen’s illegal gun accidentally goes off.

“Noah Wyle is a *criminally* underrated actor. He carried entire post-Clooney seasons of ER on his back, and dropping him into Sci-Fi/fantasy projects like Falling Skies or the goofy Librarians show instantly elevated them the way Patrick Stewart elevated Star Trek or numerous masterclass actors like Maggie Smith or Gary Oldman elevated Harry Potter. Since nearly half the movie relies on closeups of his character lying on his back on a hospital gurney, the filmmakers needed a heavy hitter, and Noah delivers the gamut of believable reactions and emotions as we watch his character grappling with the aftermath of his shooting in real time.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe supporting cast is very good, notably Sharon Leal as his semi-estranged wife and veteran character actor Xander Berkeley as the distracted ER doctor who canu0026#39;t get his name right. The film is strongest in its tense first half, as we watch Wyleu0026#39;s character in the hospital alongside his freaked-out accidental shooter fleeing and then fruitlessly seeking adult guidance on split screens.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film definitely suffered from a terrible title (surely someone could have come up with something more creative?) and a rushed resolution. I would probably have given it an eight or a nine if it had left well enough alone and ended at its u0026quot;falseu0026quot; ending (where it cut to black), without any subsequent credits footage that drove the entire denouement off the cliff of implausibility. Thatu0026#39;s all Iu0026#39;ll say to avoid spoilers. Fans of Wyle will definitely appreciate him here.”