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The Way of the Gun

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The Way of the Gun (2000)

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Reviews Counted:103

Fresh:49

Rotten:54

Average Rating:5.3/10

Consensus: The Way of the Gun has some good parts, but overall, the movie is derivative, sloppy, and sluggish.

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Box Office: $2,150,979

Synopsis: Two professional criminals, Parker (Ryan Phillippe) and Longbaugh (Benicio Del Toro), think they've devised the plan of a lifetime: kidnap Robin (Juliette Lewis), a pregnant surrogate mother, then... Two professional criminals, Parker (Ryan Phillippe) and Longbaugh (Benicio Del Toro), think they've devised the plan of a lifetime: kidnap Robin (Juliette Lewis), a pregnant surrogate mother, then collect on the ransom money from the parents-to-be. However, when Parker begins to take a shine to the kidnapping victim, the plan begins to crumble. But it is not until a heavily armed group of mob hit men arrive with the ransom money that Parker and Longbaugh realize they've cooked up a spicy stew of chaos, violence, and confusion. The unborn baby tops it off, making Christopher McQuarrie's THE WAY OF THE GUN a terrifically tense nail-biter. [More]

Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro, James Caan, Taye Diggs

Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro, James Caan, Taye Diggs, Juliette Lewis, Nicky Katt

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Screenwriter: Christopher McQuarrie
Producer: Kenneth Kokin

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
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Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
04/17/01
Ali Barclay
Ali Barclay
BBC

Many times you will want to look away. But if you can stand it, you should pay close attention, partly to fully savor the clever twists and double-crosses in this intricately plotted film.

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01/01/00
Andy Seiler
Andy Seiler
USA Today

The dialogue ... is frequently clever.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Annlee Ellingson
Annlee Ellingson
Boxoffice Magazine

one hell of a sick, exhilarating roller coaster ride through Modern Film Noire Land

Full Review Source: Detour Magazine | comment Comment
06/01/03
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
Detour Magazine

Violent but intelligent.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

McQuarrie repeatedly demonstrates that there is no genre convention that can't be reinvented and turned into a virtue if the writing is good enough.

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Bruce Newman
Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News
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Starts out intelligently, only to fall apart during its last act.

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Catharine Tunnacliffe
Catharine Tunnacliffe
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I liked the lines and the movie, but I'd like it more if they turned up the thermostat a bit.

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Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

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01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

McQuarrie is able to have [The Way of the Gun] become both an involving drama and an exciting action movie, a combination rarely achieved with any degree of success.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

Like Tarantino, McQuarrie can move actors and bullets through spaces.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
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David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

Stylish and intelligent.

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01/01/00
Elvis Mitchell
Elvis Mitchell
New York Times
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Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

It's hard stuff to watch, but the movie was written and filmed so smartly and with such boldness, with just the right ironic edge, that it counters the urge to bolt.

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Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

The Way Of The Gun errs once or twice on the side of needless poetry -- like most screenwriter/directors, McQuarrie is in love with the sound of his own snappy dialogue -- but never breaks its own rules or betrays its own characters.

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Gemma Files
Gemma Files
Film.com
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Brutal scenes are undercut with lyricism and deadpan wit.

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12/02/02
Geoffrey Macnab
Geoffrey Macnab
Sight and Sound

The Way of the Gun will be too bloody for many viewers, but for those who aren't turned off by the high level of violence, McQuarrie's first venture behind the camera offers an involving experience.

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James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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replaces Tarantino's hip polish with a grave existentialism that is more reminiscent of Sam Peckinpah or the early films of William Friedkin

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
 
 
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