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Gun Shy

Gun Shy (2000)

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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
User Ratings: 4,951

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Movie Info

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

R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Comedy

Eric Blakeney

Oct 30, 2001

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Critic Reviews for Gun Shy

All Critics (54) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (32) | DVD (8)

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 | Comment
(CNN.com) Paul Clinton
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 | Comment
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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Gun Shy is worth at least a shot at a matinee.

January 1, 2000 Comment
Kevin Maynard
Mr. Showbiz
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He (Eric Blakeney) shows real promise with clever dialogue and plotting, and especially with creating a gallery of intriguing characters.

January 1, 2000 Comment
Bob Thomas
Associated Press
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The movie is marred by an overreliance on unfunny bathroom gags.

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

January 1, 2000 Comment
Tom Keogh
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 Comment
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com

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

November 12, 2002 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

A quirky comedy about middle-aged burnout.

March 13, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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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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Narcosleepy!

November 11, 2007
Beefy
Steve K

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Gun Shy Quotes

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    1. Charlie Mayo: But you're so good at fucking people up... I thought you loved your job.
    – Submitted by Bradley D (5 months ago)

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