Top_Dawg_Critic Review of 9 Bullets

9 Bullets (2022)

Amateur production that was more sappy and cheesy than a suspenseful thriller.

[6/10 · 27 April 2022]

Novice producer, writer and director Gigi Gaston was ok (for a newb) in her directing, but her screenplay was more of a high school drama class caliber. It felt like a Lifetime meets Hallmark movie (especially with the sappy score), but with a frustratingly poorly written derivative plot-hole riddled unconvincing script. The lovely Lena Headey tried her best, but you can tell that Gaston's inexperience in cast direction failed most of the other actors, even the young and spunky Dean Scott Vazquez who became overbearingly annoying very quickly. The editing was also horrible as many scenes were too choppy and confusing. It almost felt like the screenplay was only a few pages long, and everyone just winged it as the cameras rolled. I did watch it until the end, and it did have it's decent moments, and as such, is certainly not deserving of all these ridiculous 1's and 2's, especially since the filmmaker is a newb. It's a 6/10 from me, mostly for Headey who tried her best, and looked great doing so.