Shoot 'Em Up (DVD)

Shoot 'Em Up in my eyes is a one-of-its kind film. It felt much more like an extended fight scene than a movie. It's ridiculous, pointless with gratuitous amounts of violence. The plot seemed hazy and confusing, yet I loved watching every moment of it. Shoot 'Em Up stars Clive Own (Croupier, Sin City), Monica Belluci (Matrix Reloaded) and Paul Giamatti (The Illusionist, Big Fat Liar). I thought that Clive Owen would be a very unlikely actor to play ...
...Listen out for Wolfmother! Shoot 'Em Up was only 86 minutes long, yet it flew past as it is just so much fun to watch. A great movie to watch with a bunch of mates round as you can stop and start watching it at any point and very little will have changed. I believe the 18 certificate to be suitable due to the amount of violence, language, dark themes and sex scenes throughout the film. SHOOT 'EM UP - Action - 86 Minutes - 18 Certificate (Gun ...

nollie99 05.02.2008 · Read full review
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...the incredibly fun action comedy Shoot 'Em Up. A movie that I wrote off earlier in the year just simply because the movie's title was quite frankly shit! The adverts, and the all present bus stop billboard notices burned a hole in your brain, and made this a no go area for me. It was during the festive period that for whatever reason (I can't quite remember) I decided to put the DVD in my player. It took about 45 seconds into the actual story (intro's ...
...the humour with equal parts Shoot 'Em Up starts as it means to go on, never once allowing the action to cease or the humour to decline during the movies entire duration. Shoot 'Em Up is 86 minutes of completely dreamy film making for an action or comedy fan, because does not transcend into a boring or monotonous scene, character introductions are generally done during the action. Even the movies sex scene is intermingled with action shots, and clever ...

sghawken 31.12.2007 · Read full review
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...old said "Can we watch Shoot 'em up, Tom says it's mint". Basic plot/premise: Clive Owen plays Mr Smith, an ex undercover special ops guy with a penchant for eating carrots, and occasionally using them for weapons and/or tools. I will describe the opening few minutes and then not spoil any more of the plot, instead give you a kind of 'thoughts shower' about the film: We see a heavily pregnant woman being chased into a disused warehouse by a gun ...
...from between her thighs to shoot other baddies.......I'm not spoiling anymore. What follows then is sheer comic book, unbelievable, mangaesque (if that is a word) run, fight, kill, gore, B movie action. Apparently the Director worked on the A Team, you'd never guess (sarcasm). Our hero is not only resourceful when it comes to killing and ways in which to kill, but also as a fugitive, 'nanny', lover and all round nice but nasty guy. I found myself ...

paulhanton 25.05.2008 · Read full review
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When a movie's called Shoot Em Up, you expect to find it on the bottom shelf of the rental store. What you don't expect to see is names such as Clive Owen, Monica Belluci and Paul Giamatti starring in it. The movie is a very difficult one to judge, you'll either like it or hate it. I don't think there can be much of an in-between. The film opens with Smith (Owen) sitting on a bench at night minding his own business. Soon the silence is broken by ...
...angry guy. When a gun is shown, Owen follows in pursuit and finds himself embroiled in a gigantic shoot-up with various goons for hire. At the end he's left with a dead mother and a newborn baby with a villainous crime boss (Giamatti) after their blood. What ensues over the next 80-minutes is a completely insane series of gun fights brings in a lactating hooker (Belluci) to take care of the baby as he looks to get the baby to safety and find out ...

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Shoot em Up was made in 2007 and was written and directed by Michael Davis, the main cast include Clive Owen ( Children of Men ) who plays Smith, Monica Bellucci ( Passion of the Christ ) who plays Donna, and Paul Giamatti ( The Illusionist ) who plays Hertz. The story centres around a new born baby whom Smith as named Oliver. In the opening scenes a pregnant woman runs past Smith who is sitting quietly at a bus stop, she is pursued by a gunman. ...
...decides to investigate and from here on in Smith's life in no longer quiet. In a room up the alley Smith is forced to help the pregnant woman deliver her child, unfortunately many more gunmen arrive and the mother ends up being killed in the crossfire. From here on in Smith protects the child from what appears to be and endless onslaught of gunmen and rogues. In the process he learns why the child is so important and has so many after his blood, ...

donf18 27.01.2008 · Read full review
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I just want to start this review by saying that this is a ridiculously over-the-top violent but entertaining crime thriller. Clive Owen plays Smith, a man who becomes entangled with a violent gang led by Hertz (a manic Paul Giamatti) after delivering the baby of a mother who has just been killed by the gang. Smith saves the baby and vows to protect it from Hertz and his mob. Smith visits a lactating prostitute and asks her to help him care for the ...
...his pursuit of the baby and Smith must move quickly to protect himself, the baby and the prostitute Donna (Monica Bellucci). This was a very entertaining film, some of the stunts and action scenes were choreographed to perfection. This was no mean feat when you consider how long and intricate some of them were. For pure action, this would be tough to beat. Ok, so not many things were blown up but the fight scenes were great entertainment. The story ...

dandadda 06.03.2009 · Read full review
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Less than two minutes into this film, Clive Owen has already killed ten men and delivered a baby. This gives an idea of just how action-packed and ridiculous this movie is. In a role not wholly dissimilar to; although far more light-hearted than his performance in the critically acclaimed 'Children of Men,' Clive Owens's character's primary concern is once again protecting a newborn baby, this time from a tirade of gunfire, delivered by Paul Giamatti. ...
...hooker, able to breastfeed the helpless infant. She should feel privileged to be quite possibly the first woman ever to play a miraculously lactating prostitute in the history of cinema. The body count in this movie is immense, complemented by the Max-Payne-esque, videogame style combat, with endless repetition of the act of shooting. To make the film appear less serious, (as if that were a problem!) Owens's character, a sharpshooter, is constantly ...

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