''One Shot'' is a 2021 British action thriller film directed by James Nunn and starring

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and

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. The film follows a Navy SEAL squad conducting a transport mission of a prisoner while dealing with insurgents who are after the same prisoner. ''One Shot'' was released by

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in theaters and on VOD on November 5, 2021. It garnered mixed reviews from critics.

Synopsis

An elite squad of Navy SEALs, on a covert mission to transport a prisoner off a CIA black site island prison, are trapped when insurgents attack while trying to rescue the same prisoner.

Cast

as Jake Harris *

as Zoe Anderson *

as Jack Yorke *Emmanuel Imani as Brandon Whitaker *Dino Kelly as Danny Dietler *Jack Parr as Lewis Ash *Waleed Elgadi as Amin Mansur *Terence Maynard as Tom Shields *

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as Hakim Charef *Andrei Maniata as Adamat *Lee Charles as Dhelkor

Release

acquired North American distribution rights to the film in August 2021. The film was released in theaters and on VOD on November 5, 2021.

Reception

''One Shot'' received mixed reviews from critics. It has a 59% approval rating on

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based on 22 reviews, with an average score of 5.3/10. Dennis Harvey of ''

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'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Still, director James Nunn’s reunion with star Scott Adkins does effectively use that device to heighten immediacy in an effort that may not transcend their usual B-grade, adrenaline-fueled macho fare, but does bring some welcome novelty to the genre." Mark Peikert of ''

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'' graded the film a C and wrote, "Lacking the polish of other entries such as '' Birdman'' and ''

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'', ''One Shot'' feels like a first-person shooter video game with the camera reversed for once." Leslie Felperin of ''

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'' criticised the film for its "risibly cliched dialogue" and "wooden, poorly directed acting", but commended the technical aspects for its "crisp" digital technology and lighting, calling it "weirdly mesmeric as it is schlocky." Chris Knight of the ''

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'' was commendable towards the continuous shot technique being "well executed" but felt it wasn't enough to prevent the story from being "a little thin", concluding that "while it may in fact be possible to take something that is normally edited and present it in a single, breathless rush, it's not always the best idea to do so."

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