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5lbs of Pressure

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In this gripping action-thriller, Adam (Luke Evans), an ex-con back in his old neighborhood after serving a 16-year stretch for murder, walks a rocky path of forgiveness toward the son who grew up without him, while the bitter, volatile brother of the youth he killed looms in the background. Meanwhile, Mike (Rory Culkin), sick of doing the bidding of his drug-dealing uncle (Alex Pettyfer), is desperate to leave his sordid life behind. When Adam and Mike's paths converge, inescapable destiny will give way to violence... and a final, fleeting shot at redemption.
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Catherine Bray Guardian In a TV series, you would enjoy seeing what dumb thing he has done this episode. But this isn’t a TV series, and as it stands, 5lbs of Pressure falls into the category of a decent rather than particularly great crime movie. Rated: 3/5 May 21, 2024 Full Review Dennis Harvey Variety Named after the lethal force behind a handgun’s trigger release, “5lbs” weaves an engaging-enough web of misunderstandings, grudges and doomed trajectories amongst various shady types. Mar 6, 2024 Full Review Ben Sears Loud and Clear Reviews There’s another version of 5LBS of Pressure that’s much schlockier and more embarrassing, though there are certainly some regrettable moments, but Allocco simply skates by, doing the bare minimum necessary. Rated: 2/5 Jan 1, 2025 Full Review Kevin Wight The Wee Review A decent cast make a fist of attempted redemption, elevating the material through sheer will, but the dirt and the gun oil under its fingernails can’t disguise the simple cautionary melodrama at its centre. Rated: 2 Sep 4, 2024 Full Review Katie Hogan FILMHOUNDS Magazine Overall, a decent, if desperately sad story but not one that would stand out in the crime genre. Rated: 3/5 May 15, 2024 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media This ambitious multi-character crime drama with strong messages about the nature of violence often bites off more than it can chew, but enough of it works to make it worth watching. Rated: 3/5 Mar 29, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member ES IST NICHTS BESONDERES BESONDERS SEIN ZU WOLLEN In einer Bar wird geschossen, danach Stille, niemand nimmt es zur Kenntnis und dennoch verändern sich Leben für immer. Adam will als Ex-Sträfling neu anfangen und mit seiner Frau und seinem Sohn, den er nie kennenlernte, eine Familie sein. Währenddessen ist Mike frustriert darüber ständig verarscht zu werden und plant, hinter dem Rücken seines Onkels, selbst einen Heroin Deal abzuschließen. Sein Kumpel Eli will sich da raushalten, doch als er den Mörder seines Bruders frei rumlaufen sieht, sind Konfrontationen unvermeidbar. 5 Pounds of Pressure geht ca. 105 Minuten und ist ab 16 Jahren freigegeben. Wir haben hier ein Drama mit Luke Evans, Rory Culkin und Zac Adams in den Hauptrollen. Drei unterschiedliche Geschichten schaukeln sich immer weiter hoch bis sie schlussendlich auf einander treffen und das unausweichliche passiert. Ich mochte diesen Streifen, denn alle drei Storys bieten etwas anderes woran man sich klammern kann. Der Vater der versucht wieder alles gut zu machen, der Neffe der endlich ernstgenommen werden will und der Bruder der ein Nackenschlag nachdem anderen kassiert. Es fasziniert die drei bei ihrem Weg zuzusehen, auch weil die Nebenfiguren Spaß machen und es den dreien alles andere als leicht gemacht wird. Das Finale ist der unausweichliche Konflikt, an dessem Ende nur ein Schuss und Stille auf uns wartet. Am Ende bleibt ein kleiner feiner Streifen der uns drei interessante Figuren liefert. Eine gewisse Grundspannung ist immer da und auch die Entscheidungen die getroffen werden sind unterhaltsam. Leider braucht der Film etwas um auf den Punkt zu kommen, da man sich Zeit lässt um alle Charaktere zu entwickeln. Von mir bekommt der 7/10 Punkten. Der Tod mag für dich das Ende sein, doch für Freunde und Familie geht es weiter mit allen Konsequenzen die dein Tod nach sich zieht. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/16/25 Full Review krista N Top shelf writing, script & cast. Love a flick with a twist!! Ty. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/06/25 Full Review P M Excellent movie. A decent story, lots of tension, action when it was needed, and a great ending. Recommended! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/04/25 Full Review Audience Member Total rubbish, should be called The Losers. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/01/25 Full Review neil t Very simply a brilliant film, watch it.... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review Dusty M I have to say that this is one of the best movies if not the best movie I've seen all year! Let me go back just a second and let everyone who reads this know that I am a movie aficionado, I'm a movie buff, a big part of my life is movies and the cinema. I have a collection of over 600 movies! And I just gotta say that the critics were especially harsh and I thought Way Off the Mark and really just mind numbingly inarticulate in their critiques of this movie. I especially want to call out Carla Hay who just slams this movie. If you read her review, it's just nonsensical. This is an excellent movie done in an excellent fashion it couldn't have been more articulate in its presentation and the way they presented the characters and the Cadence in which they presented them and their stories, in my opinion this movie was flawless. Also my opinion and I've seen this over the years that critics whom I'm assuming get paid for that what they would call work, I think Carla was so far off the mark that she probably never even saw the movie! This movie Harkens back to Crash, same type of delivery, same type of emotion, same diverse cast of characters with the same emotional finish. You must trust me when I tell you, see this movie! And if any of you critics are reading this who slammed this movie, don't quit your day job! Maybe you should interview with that idiot Siskel and Ebert, oh wait there's only one of them left he was always one to leave idiotic reviews. Oh by the way, Carla the movie Crash was released in 2004. You've probably never seen it judging by what you perceive as taste in cinema. You should go back and look at it, I think even you would enjoy it if you could sit still long enough to watch it still long enough to watch it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this gripping action-thriller, Adam (Luke Evans), an ex-con back in his old neighborhood after serving a 16-year stretch for murder, walks a rocky path of forgiveness toward the son who grew up without him, while the bitter, volatile brother of the youth he killed looms in the background. Meanwhile, Mike (Rory Culkin), sick of doing the bidding of his drug-dealing uncle (Alex Pettyfer), is desperate to leave his sordid life behind. When Adam and Mike's paths converge, inescapable destiny will give way to violence... and a final, fleeting shot at redemption.
Director
Phil Allocco
Producer
Phil Allocco, Ford Corbett, Roy Scott MacFarland, Marc Danon, Dominic Burns, Crawford Anderson-Dillon, Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof, Zac Adams
Screenwriter
Phil Allocco
Distributor
Lionsgate
Production Co
Intrinsic Value Film & TV, SHFT, Make Things Work, Tetrad Studios, 120dB Films, Dark Dreams Entertainment, Blue Rider Media, CACA Investments, Filmology Finance, Tempest Theory
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Some Sexual Material|Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 8, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 8, 2024
Runtime
1h 51m
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