Critics Consensus: 2 Guns Shoots Wildly, But Its Stars Connect

A Navy Seal

Well, no cinema for me this week. 2 Guns looks like it could be enjoyable, but I'm not about to waste money on something like that. The Smurfs 2 needs no explanation. As per usual, I won't get the rest until they get a wide release (And that's optimistic).

Aug 1 - 04:53 PM

Ian Fastert

Nope. I'm waiting for Blue Jasmine to go wide. And Elysium.

Aug 1 - 05:01 PM

Infernal Dude

Europa Report looks interesting to me. The moon has always fascinated me and the NASA mission to go there someday and see whats underneath the ice is one I support fo sho.

Aug 1 - 05:01 PM

Andrew Brinkerhoff

I've had to sit through the trailer for "Smurfs 2" about 4 times now at the theater, and aside from the cab crushing Gargamel I haven't even cracked a fraction of a smile, so I'm glad to see critics are trashing it.

"2 Guns" will probably be a good rental when it hits DVD.

Wow, is "Top Crap: The Movie" so bad they forgot to mention it in the limited releases? Or is it even being released at all? I've never watched the original cartoon, but just like "Smurfs" the trailer didn't get so much as a smirk from me.

Aug 1 - 05:05 PM

Janson Jinnistan

Yet another Green Splotch week for wide releases. What was that Hollywood Reporter article this week warning about all of these quality adult films coming over the next two months? Blaming it on "Argo"? The studios and audiences are locked in a co-dependance of mediocrity. "Maybe he won't beat me this weekend..."

"2 Guns" actually looks better than I expected, but still not better than Redbox. "Smurfs 2" is just a cruel joke. Even John Oliver and Hank Azaria were making fun of it recently, and they're in it. Like "Grown Ups 2" it'll probably win the BO this week. "He only beats me because he loves me...."

Meanwhile, among those of us emotionally stable enough to enjoy respectful libertine promiscuity, "Europa Report" looks pretty damned good. "Spectacular Now" got a lot worse reviews at Sundance, but I'm glad it's gotten more promising, and I'm an unabashed Mary Elizabeth Winstead fan anyway. I want to see "Artist and the Model", because it's the director of "Belle Epoque" and the writer of longtime Luis Bunuel and Milos Forman collaborator Jean-Claude Carriere, with old pros Rochefort and Cardinale and the lovely young Aida Folch. The comedy doc looks great too, especially after enjoying the old-school Mel Brooks AFI tribute last week.

I'm a little surprised "Canyons" didn't go wide this week, with all that free publicity of Lohan getting out of rehab, and with Hollywood not having the highest opinion of America's admittedly masochistic tendencies. (Maybe we just don't love Hollywood enough.....)

Aug 1 - 05:52 PM

John Rizzo

2 Guns looks fun, but I'll wait for DVD and forget about Smurfs 2's existence. With the release of Elysium and Kick Ass 2 in the next few weeks though, it may be a fitting end to a good summer.

Aug 1 - 06:31 PM

Vicente Torres

I can't believe I'm saying this, but SMURFS PART 2 looks like a better pick. I mean, I think it'll be as terrible as the 1st one, but 2 GUNS just looks generic and boring. With SMURFS at least I have an idea of what I'll watch and how to prepare.

I haven't liked a lot of the recent coming-of-age films, despite their good reviews, because they all feel like they're way too similar. So I think I'll pass on THE SPECTACULAR NOW.

Aug 1 - 07:03 PM

Typhon Q

The chemistry for 2 Guns looks great. Probably worth renting.

Smurfs 2 makes me wondering just how desperate the film industry is getting.

Aug 1 - 07:26 PM

Chris Cox

Paula Patton topless scene in 2 Guns...

I'm there.

Aug 1 - 07:33 PM

Jon Cox

I really want to see 'Spectacular Now' but it's not playing at my theater
SKIPPING EVERYTHING THIS WEEKEND!

Aug 1 - 09:29 PM

King Simba

The Spectacular Now is the most interesting film out of all of these releases. Hopefully it can break out of limited release and go wide. Seems like Shailene Woodley is following in Jennifer Lawrence's footsteps by staring in a potential blockbuster teen-targetted franchise and then balancing that out with critically acclaimed dramas.

2 Guns looks like more average fare from Denzel Washington, so I'm not really in a hurry to see it. Maybe when it comes out on DVD/Blu-Ray or heck debuts on TV for free I'll check it out.

Never saw the first Smurfs, am not particularly fond of the cartoon series, so I have no interest at all in seeing The Smurfs 2.

Aug 2 - 01:06 AM

Dave J

Denzil has been consistent so far, so it's "2 Guns" for me!

Aug 2 - 12:55 PM

Kadeem Stewart

I hope Smurfs 2 should be very good at the box office because kids wanted to see this while some critics just don't get it when it comes to TV adapted kids TV shows turned into movies.

Aug 2 - 03:17 PM