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Shoot 'Em Up

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Clive Owen Paul Giamatti and Monica Bellucci star. Also included are deleted scenes making of the film 15 minutes of writer/director Michael Davis' original animatics and more!Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/CRIME UPC: 794043112331 Manufacturer No: 1000035231

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Every action movie has a moment so over the top you have to laugh; Shoot 'Em Up consists of nothing but these moments. A carrot-eating, lone wolf kind of guy named Smith (Clive Owen, Children of Men, Inside Man) steps in to protect a pregnant woman from a gunman--and finds himself, with the aid of a lactating prostitute (Monica Belluci, The Matrix Revisited), defending the newborn child from a sleazy contract killer Mr. Hertz (Paul Giamatti, American Splendor, Sideways) and his army of thugs. That's pretty much the plot, but story is beside the point. Writer/director Michael Davis (Monster Man) has a keen sense of what matters in an action movie. The rapid-fire editing is scrupulously coherent; you always grasp what happened in every shoot-out, even if it flagrantly violates the laws of physics or basic plausibility. Explaining how Smith survives a four-story fall--even if that explanation is beyond ridiculous--demonstrates both a sense of wit and a winking respect for the audience's imagination. As a result, Shoot 'Em Up is ten times more entertaining than the likes of Transformers or Rush Hour 3, movies so self-satisfied with special effects or movie stars that they forgot to be fun. (Shoot 'Em Up's only weakness is a sliver of misogyny, the one action movie cliche that it's not clever enough to transcend.) --Bret Fetzer

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Rating:
Date: 2008-07-08
Get a handle and a twelve pack
Got to get drunk to find this film fun, plain and simple. Do that and its hilarious; don't and its bullox.

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-07
My new favorite movie
Wow, I thought this looked good after the previews, but I bought it and have already watched it several times. While sometimes unbelievable action, Clive Owen looks great doing it. Not tons of dialouge but what there is, is witty and appropriate. Great sex scene. Hope you enjoy.

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Date: 2008-06-18
Just a good fun time!!!!!!
If your looking for a cheesy good time, then look no further then SHOOT 'EM UP. Just balls to the wall action and hillarious scenarios that seem to impossible. Don't watch if you want a plot and a good story cause you wont find that here, just sit back and enjoy some smart mindless action.

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Date: 2008-06-15
I think this movie used up all the bullets.
Clive Owen plays the cliched nameless man who can kill a dozen men just by waving a gun vaguely in their direction (while bullets slide off him - save the mandatory upper-arm-flesh-wound). He has bad one-liners, an unusual habit, he's super-smart and underneath it all he's a big softy.

Monica Bellucci doesn't seem to put much effort in. I think this role was a mistake for her as the hooker isn't likable and doesn't have any depth.
Paul Giamatti's bad guy would be better if he dropped the inconsistent bad-guy accent.

But the action is good and frequent, a couple of nearly original twists in the story and some of the jokes really are quite funny. The movie is only 78 minutes (without end credits) but feels longer.
A couple of things in the movie are very disturbing, NOTHING makes sense if you stop to think about it... but the movie is what it is meant to be.

I saw this on DVD but had no interest in watching the extra features.

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Date: 2008-06-14
Will there be a Shoot 'Em Up II?
To answer the title question, WHY? This is a film to watch with tongue firmly in cheek, just for the romp and black Humor. It imitates film noir but only for fun.