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Shark in a Bottle

2000 · 94 min Action Crime Drama
6.2 / 10 · TMDB

Guy Normal (probably not his real name) is clumsy, has amnesia, and has fallen into the hands of an unscrupulous man who arranges killings for hire. The Arranger trains Guy to be a killer (and there's evidence that Guy perpetrated a mass murder in an Arizona post office), then sends him to do various jobs. Although Guy bumbles, the jobs get done. But Guy rebels against this life, tries to reconstruct his past, and falls in love with the Arranger's mistress (who also has no place else to go). When Guy becomes expendable, his days seem numbered. Can Guy outsmart the mastermind and the highly skilled assassins sent to kill him?

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Year 2000
Genre Action, Crime, Drama
Director Mark Anthony Little
Runtime 94 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.2/10 (3 votes)

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The director constructs a narrative that balances slapstick comedy with grim criminal thriller, using the protagonist's amnesia to explore themes of manufactured identity. The film works with grotesque situations to highlight the absurdity of violence, transforming a clumsy anti-hero into an instrument of another's will.

What lingers after the credits is the uneasy feeling of a genre puzzle where executioner and victim constantly swap roles. This is a bizarre collision of action, dark humor, and psychological drama where every fumble carries lethal consequences. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Mark Anthony Little

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