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Gun Shy

Gun Shy (2000)

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24

Average Rating: 4.5/10
Reviews Counted: 42
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 32

A dark comedy of the low brow nature -- filled with fart and gay jokes. Even Liam Neeson and Sandra Bullock cannot save this failure.

20

Average Rating: 3.8/10
Critic Reviews: 10
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 8

A dark comedy of the low brow nature -- filled with fart and gay jokes. Even Liam Neeson and Sandra Bullock cannot save this failure.

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Average Rating: 2.9/5
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In this action-laced comedy, a cop on the verge of a nervous breakdown finds love at the least convenient time. Charlie Mayo (Liam Neeson) is an undercover agent with the DEA who was nearly killed when a sting set up to nail a gang of drug dealers went horribly wrong. The accident left Charlie shaken, and he's gone into therapy to hold himself together as he struggles through one final case before retiring. Charlie's superior (Mitch Pileggi) has set him up on another undercover assignment as he

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Eric Blakeney

Oct 30, 2001

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Weird exercise in toilet humor.

January 1, 2000
New York Post
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Not only is the script incomprehensible, the film wasn't edited or directed -- it was crammed into a Cuisinart.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: CNN.com
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A half hour in and still, the plot, tone, and setting are incomprehensible.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
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Gun Shy is worth at least a shot at a matinee.

January 1, 2000
Mr. Showbiz
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The movie is marred by an overreliance on unfunny bathroom gags.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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Gun Shy can't rise on wobbly legs.

January 1, 2000
Film.com
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Sure it falls apart right at the end--but up until that point it's a gem of an underrated comedy.

December 20, 2002
Needcoffee.com

[Gun Shy is] not boring as much as it's...forgettable.

November 12, 2002 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews
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A quirky comedy about middle-aged burnout.

March 13, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice
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Audience Reviews for Gun Shy

Vet Early Liam Neeson and its really far from his best or anyones best. 2 stars
November 5, 2012
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Bruce Bruce

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This inane, confused comedy rambles in circles until the climax, where it all but disintegrates before my eyes.
February 8, 2007
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Dean McKenna

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    1. Charlie Mayo: But you're so good at fucking people up... I thought you loved your job.
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