The cast alone makes it worth seeing this semi-serious satire of cowboy diplomacy action flicks.
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10/03/07
Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
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Reviews Counted:157
Fresh:105
Rotten:52
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: As preposterous and over-the-top as Shoot 'Em Up may be, its humor and non-stop action make for a very enjoyable film.
Theatrical Release:Sep 7, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $12,730,449
Synopsis: For an action film, boasting a body count higher than its IQ isn't always a bad thing. In director and screenwriter Michael Davis's stylish SHOOT ‘EM UP, inventive set pieces, and tongue-in-cheek... [More]
Starring: Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Belluci, Stephen McHattie
Director: Michael Davis
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Reviews for Shoot 'Em Up
Witless misfire.
09/27/07
Watching Shoot 'Em Up was akin to watching latter-day Saturday Night Live: I could tell what they meant to be going for, but the comedy just fell flat flat flat.
09/26/07
A deliberately excessive homage to John Woo.
09/22/07
For the most part, this is strictly kiss kiss, bang bang, yawn yawn.
09/22/07
While it's easy to curse Hollywood after watching this film with grumbling words like 'ridiculous,' 'oh, come on!' and 'utterly unrealistic,' remember: director Michael Davis clearly wasn't trying to be realistic.
09/21/07
While gorehounds and fanboys will line up (if only to see two examples of death by carrot stick), it's 50-50 as to whether other palates will savor this particular dish.
09/19/07
Shoot 'Em Up is too silly for its glib violence to seem mean, and too dumb to mean anything, or take notes on, but it’s not without wit.
09/18/07
But by the time it's done with all the "phallic mumbo jumbo," the movie doesn't seem to be saying much that's new.
09/15/07
The most audacious, implausible, cheerfully offensive, hyperactive action picture I've seen since, oh, Sin City, which in comparison was a chamber drama.
09/15/07
Top CriticThe term "suspending disbelief" hasn't been this apropos since Democrats watched President Bush take the oath of office.
09/15/07
Michael Davis' new film asks the question, "What would happen if you took your average action-movie mayhem-a-thon, eliminated all the boring parts (like motivation and character development) and then called it what it is: 'Shoot 'Em Up'?
09/14/07
Impressively directed, frequently silly but nonetheless enjoyable thriller that delivers exactly what the title suggests – 86 minutes of non-stop shoot-'em-up fun.
09/14/07
It pokes fun at the American obsessions of guns, breasts and violence, says the producer. But can we have a proper storyline next time round, Mr Davis?
09/14/07
Thanks to its sneakily subversive tone (the plot, with heavy irony, involves gun control) and grandstand performances, the flashy result mostly hits the target.
09/14/07
The film is so fast it is over almost before it begins and so empty-headed it demands little but your inertia. On the way there are moments of weird charm, conjured by the movie’s velocity.
09/14/07
OTT action and amoral humour are the entire point.
09/14/07
Brit writer/director Michael Davis deserves top marks for his sharp shooting.
09/14/07
There are laughs in Owen's loathing of various male affectations but it's ultimately wearyingly crude and calculating.
09/14/07
A smattering of great one-liners and a sense of its own ridiculousness make this the movie of the week by a mile.
09/14/07
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