God Is a Bullet

I don't share the enthusiasm of some local reviewers, even though it is a genre-interesting film with a fantastic cast. In fact, in this regard, the film is top-notch. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau acts as if his life depends on it, without a doubt. But I was especially surprised by Maika Monroe. She formed the backbone of the film. Otherwise, in terms of the story, don't expect much innovation here. It's a straightforward drama about saving a daughter. However, the film relies on one unique aspect, an unsettlingly depicted satanic cult that will make your stomach turn. Overall, the pervasive pessimism in the film will not bring joy to your life. I haven't seen such a negatively toned cinematic creation in a long time. The ending was intriguing. You won't be blown away, I promise, but on the other hand, it won't offend either. I give it a 6.5/10. (11/12/2023)

That's how I imagine “something terribly harsh and uncompromising” can be conceived by someone who has otherwise spent a lifetime making weepy and weepy dramas. Yeah, , really, if it hadn't run a monstrous 155 minutes, I'd recommend it as an unintentional comedy. Poor Maika Monroe, how did she get that way? (09/22/2023)

Well, where do I even begin... if this was supposed to be a comedy, it wasn't funny; if a drama, it bored me, and if a romance, it was completely emotionless. If I understood it correctly (which I've been struggling with in movies lately), it was supposed to be a gloomy thriller about a terrifying cult, but instead, it turned into an ultra-awkward and bizarre something with extremely "tough" tattooed guys. It didn't work out, and it's only saved by a few good fight scenes with detached limbs. There's no deeper message to look for in this, it's just a waste of time. (07/30/2023)

A hefty revenge flick with high Intensity of gore and violence!! God is a Bullet is a fucking raw, unpleasant, brutal, depressing crime drama with a touch of 80's thrillers that gets under your skin and engages despite its B -grade story. The director has two decent actors at his disposal. Nikolaj Coster Waldau, here plays a cop whose wife is killed by a satanic cult, who kidnap his daughter (the opening home invasion scene is really intense), who with the help of Maika Monroe (a former cult member) will try to save his daughter, which won’t be possible without a bunch of dead bodies. The film may have a longer running time of 150 minutes, but it is riddled with violence through and through that kept me constantly on my toes and I liked that. There's a decent soundtrack, and the bad guys are really sleazy, unpleasant and creepy. Tattooed individuals that really give you fear and dread, and are very uncompromising, even towards their own. The atmosphere is bleak, dirty and dark from the very beginning to the end, and I was surprised by the chemistry between Monroe and Waldau, which manages to evoke emotions at the end as well. The best part of course is the finale, where Waldau plays Rambo and unleashing carnage, with a very high body count. There's a lot of gore and the practical effects are a delight (a jaw begin ripped off, a face blown-up, a shotgun blasting off limbs – that was downright beautiful). A lover of violence and dark dirty thrillers featuring a twisted Satanic cult should find this to their liking. I really miss genre films like this. 8/10. (08/16/2023)

Maika Monroe is the only one who sort of holds together this pretty dysfunctional drama about the search for an abducted daughter / thriller about a struggle between mortals and a gang of crackpot goons / unexpected romance between two emotional castaways. God Is a Bullet is quite inept in terms of its use of emotion and suspense, not to mention the comically inappropriate brutality and unsuccessful effort to shock with eccentric bad guys, among which only Karl Glusman hands in an impressive performance. And Jamie Foxx is surprising in a supporting role. Otherwise, there’s not much of value here. The dialogue is superficial, the directing is disjointed and the main character played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is lifeless. (09/17/2023)