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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... [More]
Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro, James Caan, Taye Diggs
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
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Reviews for The Way of the Gun
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An odd mingling of the old and the no-longer-quite-so-new, a picture that shows flashes of wit but as a whole doesn't hang together. Full Review |
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C |
It wants to keep you guessing, but there are so many twists and turns that I gave up trying to guess. Full Review |
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one hell of a sick, exhilarating roller coaster ride through Modern Film Noire Land Full Review |
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2/4 |
Both the picture and its nefarious plot seem self-consciously calculated. Full Review |
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The movie has a bunch of great individual scenes, but as a whole, the thing never gels. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Wants to be one of these violent, manly yet provocative films, but unfortunately it unfurls as more of a big budgeted student film; a collage of borrowed images paying homage to great directors. Full Review |
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Brutal scenes are undercut with lyricism and deadpan wit. Full Review |
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A two-hour marathon of deceit, murder and mayhem with absolutely no point or interest. Full Review |
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3/4 |
A wild, gory tale full of violence, to be sure. But it is also full of intrigue, and the distinctive stamp of a born storyteller. Full Review |
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