Shoot 'Em Up
My first ever theatrical release review. Here it is.
There are two polar opposite existing opinions about this movie. On one hand, you have the critics who hate the movie saying things like, "there's no theme, the characters are broadly drawn, the violence is over-the-top and it's just plain mindless."
Then there are the positive reviewers who say things like, "there's no theme, the characters are broadly drawn, the violence is over-the-top and it's just plain mindless."
Here's the thing about this movie: from the get-go, it's a hyper-kinetic, adrenaline-fueled picture. It's ridiculously over the top, yes, and it's unapologetic and consistent. From the start, there's no moment to stop and think, "am I going to like this thing?" You'll love it or you hate it from the minute it starts.
Clive Owen plays a mysterious stranger who begrudgingly intervenes in a situation involving a very pregnant woman and several people chasing her. Right here, there's a key scene - a prime indicator of how you'll like the movie: Clive Owen has the women in some cover, helping her deliver the baby. Of course, there are hitmen still after her. While telling her to push, he's shooting a few waves of baddies. After one final push, the baby is delivered and he's holding it in his arms. He glances at the umbilical cord, then looks around the area for a moment, slightly shrugs and shoots the damn thing off.
Now he's left protecting the baby from Paul Giamatti, the crazed lead hitman. He barges in his only friend, Monica Belucci, a kinky prostitute. They protect the baby together, all while attempting to discover why Paul Giamatti wants to kill the baby.
All during this, the movie travels from one shootout sequence to another, all with a purely heavy metal soundtrack.
The bottom line: use your gut reaction - don't think about it. If the sound of a series of gun-related violence set to heavy metal sounds good to you, go see it and you'll absolutely love it. If you're hesitant - you will not like this movie.
There are two polar opposite existing opinions about this movie. On one hand, you have the critics who hate the movie saying things like, "there's no theme, the characters are broadly drawn, the violence is over-the-top and it's just plain mindless."
Then there are the positive reviewers who say things like, "there's no theme, the characters are broadly drawn, the violence is over-the-top and it's just plain mindless."
Here's the thing about this movie: from the get-go, it's a hyper-kinetic, adrenaline-fueled picture. It's ridiculously over the top, yes, and it's unapologetic and consistent. From the start, there's no moment to stop and think, "am I going to like this thing?" You'll love it or you hate it from the minute it starts.
Clive Owen plays a mysterious stranger who begrudgingly intervenes in a situation involving a very pregnant woman and several people chasing her. Right here, there's a key scene - a prime indicator of how you'll like the movie: Clive Owen has the women in some cover, helping her deliver the baby. Of course, there are hitmen still after her. While telling her to push, he's shooting a few waves of baddies. After one final push, the baby is delivered and he's holding it in his arms. He glances at the umbilical cord, then looks around the area for a moment, slightly shrugs and shoots the damn thing off.
Now he's left protecting the baby from Paul Giamatti, the crazed lead hitman. He barges in his only friend, Monica Belucci, a kinky prostitute. They protect the baby together, all while attempting to discover why Paul Giamatti wants to kill the baby.
All during this, the movie travels from one shootout sequence to another, all with a purely heavy metal soundtrack.
The bottom line: use your gut reaction - don't think about it. If the sound of a series of gun-related violence set to heavy metal sounds good to you, go see it and you'll absolutely love it. If you're hesitant - you will not like this movie.
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