Pusher III: I'm the Angel of Death

Intense, gritty, and made me feel dirty afterwards. Funny how Milo's horrible cooking mentioned in the first movie becomes a critical plot point here. Leaves a few more plot threads hanging than the previous 2, which might make it less satisfying.

One of the best trilogies ever made. That it wasn't originally intended as a trilogy is most certainly a factor in its success (along with Refn being a talented bastard, of course).

I put off watching Pusher III: I'm the Angel of Death for so long because of Mads Mikkelsen's absence. I need not have worried; the final installment of the Pusher trilogy is excellent, and a lot of that comes from Zlatko Buric's complex gangster Milo.

The third entry seems somewhat slower and more subdued than the previous two, not that it's a bad thing. Not much else to say other than more of the same very solid filmmaking all-around.

Just as good as - if not better than - the first two films in the series. Milo is a more engaging and, at least in some ways, a more sympathetic character than Frank and Tonny of the previous entries. A stellar film that rounds out the trilogy far better than is usually expected for the third film in a series.

The best of the trilogy.

The least impressive of the trilogy, probably because the protagonist is almost inevitably less compelling than in the other films. It also indulges in Refn's fetishistic violence without enough of the sense of psychological pathos that justifies it in his better work.

Great end of the Pusher trilogy, and also the best. It gives an intense insight why Milo is on top of his food chain and staying there.

The same premise as the previous two, but in it's own right an interesting, grungy peak into a the Copenhagen underworld. It's always a pleasure (of sorts) to revisit Buric's Milo character, but unfortunately the story feels too amputated to be as engaging as the previous chapters. Speaking of amputated: Bonus-points for being uncompromisingly graphic.

The final entry of the trilogy adds some much-earned humanist elements, even while staying as uncompromising (and arguably even more gory) than its predecessors.

better than the second one

Whole trilogy is based on the suspension, but it doesn't exploit the audience's expectations and thrill but rather forces them to concentrate on the characters and the environment which makes them delve into crime. In a subtle manner it speaks about the failing integration projects for immigrants in Europe. Good job.

Doesn’t really seem to be about much, apart from survival and ruthlessness. And the whole chaos-of-cooking-and-dealing idea is a bit too reminiscent of the “day of the bust” sequence in GOODFELLAS. Least interesting of the three. Or maybe it’s just the fact that now I’m on my third hit and consequently I’m starting to want a higher dose.

Perfect cap to a great trilogy. Things are tough at the top for Milo, but by the end of the movie you see why he got where he is, though no telling how much longer he'll be able to stay there.

82.999

Great film.

A perfect capstone to the Pusher trilogy. Refn claims to have been influenced by The Sopranos and damn does it show. By dissecting probably the most complex character of the Pusher films, Refn achieves a nuanced hyperrealist portrait of a gangster who remains at the top of the food chain mostly thanks to his "professional" connections. A brutal and effective deglamorization of the "world is yours" mythologies ushered in by the all too common misreading of Pacino as Scarface.

good movie

Who would have expected a film with as juvenile a name as "Pusher III: I'm the Angel of Death" to be so good? If Tarantino is still a clear influence on Refn, it doesn't matter because Refn has far, far surpassed him. This is a character drama of excellent realist writing and acting. Constant tension rises from the sense that violence looms, but there is relatively little of that.

In my view comfortably the best of the Pusher trilogy (followed by I then II). The Milo character is played to perfection, with a simple but effective plot line to keep you both engaged and sympathising/dispising the characters at the same time. Good Cinema.