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“The Shakedown” is a comedy movie directed by Ari Kruger starring Carl Beujer, Emmanuel Castis, Julia Anastasopoulos and Berenice Barbier.

With little fanfare, “The Shakedown” arrives as an enjoyable screwball comedy centered on a family man whose initial blunder leads to a cascade of increasingly larger and more ludicrous mistakes.

This film does not pretend to revolutionize cinema or its genre. Instead, it aims to entertain and help us unwind through a well-directed narrative filled with good dialogues. While it won’t manage to shock or surprise almost anyone, it does deliver on its promise of amusement.

Plot Summary

An insurance salesman finds himself in a precarious situation when his mistress blackmails him. In desperation, he turns to his brother for help to scare her off. Amidst the ensuing chaos, a mobster gets involved, leading to a complicated web of lies, beatings, and more deceit, eventually ensnaring his entire family.

If you told me that watching a South African movie would be on my roster for 2024 at the beginning of this year, I’d have probably written it off as a joke. The Shakedown is a South African Amazon MGM production that is bizarre and brilliantly fun. The film follows Justin, your typical sales guy, who is marketing a program that gives you points for being healthy. So suppose you get your heart rate up; it’ll give you points based on that rate. Sounds fun, no? I wouldn’t say so, but Justin loves his job because he’s been at “Diamond” status, which I guess you could say means the healthiest, for 10 whole years. Justin takes his job super seriously, and it appears he lives a very luxurious life with his wife and two children, but even clear crystal has imperfections if you look close enough. Justin is...

Prime Video arguably has the largest collection of movies compared to most other streaming services. However, some of the most in-demand films cost money to either buy or rent, which can add up rather quickly. Thankfully, a slew of movies will be heading to the streaming platform in the coming weeks that wont cost Prime subscribers anything extra. Given the wide range of films that will drop next month, potential viewers are likely to find something they deem worth watching.

With original dramas, comedies, and a myriad of older films, theres definitely bound to be something for everyone. Anyone looking for the perfect film for their next movie night should look no further than Prime Video. Regardless of a viewers interests, the streaming service has them covered in August.

One Fast Move Streaming on August 8 Your browser does not support the video tag.

Written and directed by Kelly Blatz, One Fast Move...