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Gunmen

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A New York agent (Mario Van Peebles) with the DEA breaks an outlaw (Christopher Lambert) from jail to lead him to stolen money in South America.

Critics Reviews

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Emanuel Levy Variety A routine, vacuous actioner that tries to mix thrills with humor. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Time Out Sarafian is an unpretentious, easy-to-please director, with an eye for quirky character detail and a dab hand at the macho stuff. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Caryn James New York Times [A] witless action movie. Rated: 1.5/5 May 20, 2003 Full Review TV Guide Though constrained by limited funds, it delivers the action goods with surprising style and boasts a better than average cast. Rated: 3/4 Jan 31, 2011 Full Review Rob Vaux Flipside Movie Emporium Truly awful, though I'll never get tired of Patrick Stewart a'slummin'. Rated: 0/5 Dec 9, 2005 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 1/5 Oct 5, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Carlos I Gunmen is a super fun, lesser-known buddy action flick that's an absolute blast from start to finish. Sure, it's really cheesy, but that's part of its charm, and what truly elevates it is the fantastic chemistry between the two leads – it's infectious and makes you root for them through all the over-the-top antics. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/16/25 Full Review Jamie S A cheesy action film with bad acting, terrible one liners and explosions. What’s not to love Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/06/24 Full Review Audience Member what a talented cast & cameos by Eric B & Rakim. Patrick Stewart plays a bit part but would have been much better as Christopher Lamberts co-lead. Kadeem Hardison in Mario Van Peebles role. So goods are the bad guys & vice versa. Dennis Leary is overrated all he can do is play a snarky jerk who is so unthreatening to ppl who are actually tough that it is difficult to take him seriously as a bad guy bc it is so obvious how easy it would be to kick his ass. Lambert is like Nick Cage to me bc i only really like 2 or 3 of their movies that I like but have seen over 20 of their films. Raising Arizona & Highlander are that badass🤘 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member I rented this on VHS back in the 90s and did not think much of it. A buddy team up comedy that is short of thrills and will be enjoyed more nowadays due to the supporting cast. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member There was a lot wrong with this movie: bad directing, bad acting, Christopher Lambert's annoying voice, Christopher Lambert's annoying laugh, random characters showing up in the middle of nowhere, nonsensical musical cameos, too many water jumps, Christopher Lambert's annoying voice, Christopher Lambert's annoying laugh... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a goofy little action film that I've always had a soft spot for. It essentially a modern day version of "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" with a rogues gallery of baddies all trying to find a large cache of South American drug money. Christopher Lambert is the Ugly, playing a scuzzy goodwill, Mario Van Peebles is the the Good, playing a smooth hero, and Denis Leary is the bad, a nasty henchman working for evil cripple, Patrick Stewart. Kadeem Hardison, Sally Kirkland and Brenda Bakke (who I used to thing was a super hot actress but have no idea where she is now) also appear in supporting roles. The film was directed by Deran Sarafian who directed the also underrated "Terminal Velocity" but the film was also written by Stephen Sommers before he started doing large budget films like "The Mummy," "Van Helsing" or "GI Joe". For my money, it's Sommer's earlier films like this, "Deep Rising" or even his Disney films that are his best. Overall, it's a fun, breezy little action flick. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A New York agent (Mario Van Peebles) with the DEA breaks an outlaw (Christopher Lambert) from jail to lead him to stolen money in South America.
Director
Deran Sarafian
Producer
Laurence Mark, John Davis, John Flock
Production Co
Davis Entertainment, Laurence Mark Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.9M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround