Champagne and Bullets belongs on the Mount Rushmore of bad movies

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Champagne and Bullets belongs on the Mount Rushmore of bad movies

The Verge · 2 hours ago

The Verge's weekend editor Terrence O'Brien reviews Champagne and Bullets (also released as GetEven and Road to Revenge), a low-budget action film he ranks alongside notorious "so bad they're good" cult classics like The Room, Troll 2 and Fateful Findings. The film is almost entirely the creation of one man, John De Hart, who wrote, directed and stars in it, and the review argues its combination of incompetence and unchecked ambition makes it a standout entry in outsider cinema.

The film follows disgraced cop Rick Bode (De Hart) and his partner Huck Finney, whose lives unravel after they lose their badges, alongside a subplot involving Bode's ex-girlfriend fleeing a satanic cult. Notable oddities include an awkward musical number performed by De Hart while reportedly on painkillers, three lengthy sex scenes totalling 12 minutes of the 90-minute runtime, and fight scenes described as unconvincing. The review notes the film contains a scene depicting sexual assault, and says it is currently available to watch on Hoopla, Amazon Prime and Tubi.

  • Verge critic calls Champagne and Bullets one of cinema's worst films
  • Writer-director-star John De Hart made it almost single-handedly
  • Film features bizarre musical number, long sex scenes, weak action

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