Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
7/10
A wacky and disconcerting action thriller well packed with fun , high body count and violence galore
12 December 2020
An amusing film including thriller, noisy action, punches , and excessive violence with tongue deftly in cheek. This demystified as well as amible action movie deals with a man named Smith : Clive Owen takes care of a baby who he gets during a shootout. He joins forces a beautiful prostitute : Monica Bellucci and both of whom are mercilessly by a suspicious nasty : Paul Guilfoyle . Along the way chases and shootouts take place on and on until the unexpected finale . He isn't name , no past , nothing to lose. It's a better investment than a crib ?. I'm a British nanny, I'm dangerous .

A non-stop action movie with thrills , pursuits, mayhem, and lots of shootouts . A well-developed film with high quality , several surprises and nicely paced . A farcical and disconcerting action-comedy in which there are laughs , slapstick , violence, blood and gore. There are also various nutty roles and improbable happenings that wind out at a final apocalyptic . This violent as well as hilarious action movie is a sort of live-action equivalent of the cartoon series in Warner Bros style , adding action scenes with John Woo choreography . The surprising and twisted script besides having more than its fair scraps of funny lines , throws up sympathetic characters . Duo protagonists : Clive Owen and Mónica Bellucci are very well , while Paul Guilfoyle steals the show as the really baddy but likeable contender . And other secondaries in brief appearances as Stehen McHattie , Greg Bryk , and Daniel Pilon as Senator Rutledge . Nowadays, it is considered to be a cult fave of the early 2000s thanks to its twisted violence along with tongue-in-cheek humor .

The picture is finely amused and agreeable in spite of the high body count and gory events . Efficiently written and directed Michael Davis , though contains some repetitive scenes and eventually lost in camera trickery . Inexplicably, this Shoot'em up being his last one , and formerly making a few movies such as "Monster Man , 100 Girls, Eight Days a Week , Beanstalk and American Girls or Girl Fever" . Rating ; 7.5/10 . Worthwhile seeing . The flick will appeal to Clive Owen fans .
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