"Gunpowder Milkshake" an eclectically cast shoot-'em-up with style and cheekiness
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) Even before its official release, “Gunpowder Milkshake” already has a sequel in development, which should tell you something. Directed by Navot Papushado (2014’s darkly offbeat “Big Bad Wolves”), this is an originally conceived, eclectically cast female-driven crime shoot-‘em-up where everyone seems to be having an absolute blast. The cherry on top? It’s cheeky and stylish, not based on an established property (like a graphic novel it very much feels like), and the audience is invited to be in on the fun, too. While initially seeming miscast to be playing an assassin, Karen Gillan goes all in as Sam, a hired killer who has followed her hot-tempered mother’s footsteps working for male-run crime agency The Firm. It’s been 15 years since Sam has last seen or been in contact with her mother, Scarlet (Lena Headey), an assassin who was forced to abandon her daughter and go off the grid to keep her safe. When Sam does a job given to her by handler Nathan (Paul Giama...