A gambler foolishly loses a week's pay at dice. No problem--he'll just win it back at a shooting competition.


Is it worth it? If you have about twenty minutes to kill and a soft spot for 1930s-style chaos, Cracked Shots is a weird little distraction. It’s definitely not for anyone looking for a tight script or, heaven forbid, realistic firearm handling. The premise is simple: a guy loses his rent money at the dice table and f...
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"Is it worth it? If you have about twenty minutes to kill and a soft spot for 1930s-style chaos, Cracked Shots is a weird little distraction. It’s definitely not for anyone looking for a tight script or, heaven forbid, realistic firearm handling. The premise is simple: a guy loses his rent money at the dice table and figures, 'Hey, why not enter this shooting competition?' It’s the kind of logic that only exists in black-and-white comedies where characters walk into trouble with a big, goofy gri..."

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