Prismark10 Based on the original Danish film by Nicolas Winding Refn.The English language version of Pusher stars Richard Coyle as Frank as drug dealer who has borrowed money from an East European gangster for a big deal that has gone wrong. Worse his dim sidekick has grassed him up. Now with no drugs, no money, he has to pay his debt. Frank is having a desperate week as the gangster's henchmen are on to him.The film wants to have a flash kinetic energy with an electronic dance beat soundtrack. Coyle gives a convincing performance as a man who is getting increasingly desperate. However Frank is not likable nor that bright. His mouthy sidekick is even worse, you are glad he ends up in hospital with a broken jaw so the audience does not have hear any more from him.It is a druggy grimy cockney gangster cliched drama with wacky characters. Not original and not that good.

leonblackwood Review: Honestly, how much bad luck can one man have. He was definitely in the wrong profession! Anyway, I quite enjoyed this movie but the music was so annoying. All of the actors put in good performances, and the storyline was cleverly written to keep the audience in suspense. It does tend to go round and round in circles and it could have done with a bit more action, but for a British film, it was good to see something fresh without the same old faces. We have seen this storyline many times before, but the director showed us a the life of a drug dealer from a different point of view. I did expect more after watching the first half an hour, but its not a bad watch.Round-Up: I haven't seen Richard Coyle in any other movies, but he brings a kind of intensity to the role as Frank, which worked well in the movie. Although his character has followed the bad path in life, you can't help but feeling sorry for him throughout the movie because of his bad luck. The main question that comes to mind whilst watching the movie is, Who Do You Trust, even though everyone seems to like Frank in one way or another. It also shows the dark underworld with drugs and violence which we have seen quite often in movies nowadays with the involvement of Eastern Europeans.I recommend this movie to people who enjoy there British movies about drugs and violence and a man trying to pay of a debt. 4/10

Omar EL-Tahlawi I really enjoyed this movie, it's fast, fresh, realistic, artistic, I loved the whole cast, especially Richard Coyle! The soundtrack from Orbital was amazing! For me it was even better than the original, hats of to Luis Prieto. This movie is a little gem. Richard Coyle deserves an award for his performance, he put so much heart & passion into the role, "it really shows" what I love about the characters in the movie is that you feel for them, even for the bad guys! The soundtrack really gives the movie a kick, what can I say Orbital are great! I also like the fact that they brought the mafia boss Milo from the first movie in this one! He really brought laughter to the movie! The locations spots for the movie were shot in Stock Newington, which I felt gave a different take of London, also having a Spanish directer, direct the movie in London gives a fresh pair of eyes to the whole London culture, club culture & drug culture!I know there will be people comparing it to the first movie, which is much more violent & gritty, but I fell that this movie is a breath of fresh air being set in London, great soundtrack & in my opinion a much better cast!

January39 To review this film you need, no..., it depends on where you start - This is a remake of the film of the same name 'Pusher' in 1996. I have seen both now and I can say I did not enjoy this version nearly as much. It has lost some of the grittiness found in the original, in Copenhagen things felt so much worse even the police seemed a little more hardcore, you will probably laugh out loud at the bad cop in this! Does that ever happen in the UK? The set locations just feel a little 'staged' and maybe contrived I am not even sure where he was based, London? The lead did a fair job and 'Milo' (who played the original 'Milo' in the 1996 version)did a classic retake of it, inspired - In my view Oscar winning. Supporting cast less so. I did find the characters are not as fleshed out as much in this version and that did not help, you learn more in 1996 which adds to his problems and worries - I notice that they have changed some critical scenes as well - and while I would not disagree to their inclusion, they change the tone and flow a little compared to the original telling switching it to something a little deeper and in some cases complete bemusement - does it work, not for me really.His partner though now seems a little crazy and it seems too unlikely a friendship for it to be real - whereas in the original that friendship never really came across as that but more of a forced together kind of bond; Bound by criminal acts rather than friendship (Later sequels better explain their partnership). Don't get me started on the £3,000 scene! Having read this review(if many do?) I can see you asking yourself "this guy constantly compares to the original" - and that's the thing. This is an unashamed remake and they have taken that tag and ran with it - I end up reviewing more as to how close to the original they go and not whether I liked it as a standalone film! The problem is that a remake has to be better than the original otherwise what's the point?! ...this is not better than the original. You just never quite believe it. Go and see the original it's a better film.As a standalone and assuming the viewer has not seen or heard of the original I think it just about stands up - 6/10 for me. A good try but it had stiff competition.Don't forget that the original has 2 further films which loosely follow each other, by watching those you get the story first - there is going to be a remake of 2 and 3 next, I can just feel it!!Edit - after having slept on it, my review changed to a 5 - Why, this adds nothing and simply remakes by numbers. Is it bad, No - the original was not so it had a blueprint. Is it good, No not brilliant since it misses (almost) everything that made the original good. Worth a watch.