Shoot 'Em Up
Shoot 'Em Up
R | 26 July 2007 (USA)
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A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.

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Solemplex

To me, this movie is perfection.

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Steineded

How sad is this?

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MoPoshy

Absolutely brilliant

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Robert Joyner

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

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dawnmgilliam

Sorry, but I'm giving this a 2. The plot seems right out of the politically motivated mind of anti-2nd amendment hack, Michael Bloomberg. ...complete with all the clichés you'd expect from a foaming at the mouth leftist. The irony is despite the non-stop anti-gun rhetoric, it's a good guy with a gun that saves the day. If you have a strong stomach for political tripe, and if you liked Sin City's over the top comic book style you might be entertained.. I was not. The villains were unbelievable as were the heroes...I couldn't wait for it to be over.

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FlashCallahan

In an unnamed U.S. city, a man is waiting at a bus stop, when a pregnant woman runs by, pursued by a man with a gun. With reluctance, the man rescues her and assists with the baby's delivery, while pursuers fire at them, including the gang's leader, Hertz. Our hero, known only as Smith, is determined to save the child and find out why Hertz wants the baby dead. At a local pleasure house, he tries to get help a lactating lady of the night to watch the child, but things quickly escalate, and this sub-nuclear family are soon on the run. A laboratory, gun factory, and presidential campaign are all prominent in Smith's quest for the child's safety........Just to warn the many viewers who potentially want to see this because of its quite prolific cast, the film has no point whatsoever to it, it just consists of Clive Owen shooting lots of people to a quite good song, ending the set piece with a ridiculous one liner, and moving on to the next set piece.And this is literally for the whole film, and it's a riot if you can stomach the absurdity of it all.Was it made to Broccoli that Owen would have been an amazing Bond? Perhaps. Was it made because they wanted the film to continue as a franchise on a games console? It's plausible.Because each set piece gets more absurd as the film goes on, like a level in a FPS, and there are always two prominent characters in each level, our hero, and the scene chewing antagonist, played wonderfully over the top by Giamatti.All the cast are good, but to be honest, anyone could have been in this film, and it would have been just as good, because Owen doesn't really have to try hard, and any seasoned character actor could do an over the top scene chewing role............most have.It's nothing more than ninety minutes of action, with stupid Basil Exposition in-between set pieces.What else would you want from a film called Shoot 'Em Up??

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Christian Stauffer

This film has an incredibly stupid story, it's like something a 12 year old would write when attempting to create an action film. The story is simplistic, the characters make no sense, the action scenes are completely over the top and the lines are as cheesy as a swiss fondue. This is by no means a good film. But if you want to be entertained by nonstop funny action, this is the place to go. If you're looking for a stupid action film, this is one of the best. It doesn't even try to be anything else, and I like that.Get this film, and save it for a night when you just want to be entertained.

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gojiseb

Shoot 'Em Up is good, silly over the top fun. Clive Owen makes for a good enough lead, Paul Giamatti is a great weirdo villain and Monica Bellucci, Julian Richings and Stephen McHattie round out a pretty solid supporting cast.The soundtrack is fantastic (Motorhead, Iggy Pop and Devin Townsend!!) and the action is appropriately over the top. It does have some pretty wonky pacing (for a movie that's only 86 minutes, it feels pretty long) which hinders its re-watch value for me, but it's not a big enough flaw for me to think any less of the film.Overall, Shoot 'Em Up is a pretty hard film to hate. It's just filled with too much raw energy to not be entertained for its entire runtime.

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