Gunshy

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Gunshy

R

1998

1h 41m

Crime

Drama

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In Atlantic City, N.J., down-on-his-luck writer Jake Bridges (William Petersen) finds an unlikely savior in the form of Irish henchman Frankie McGregor (Michael Wincott), who rescues him from an ill-advised bar fight. Frankie offers to help Jake find his way back to creative inspiration in exchange for a little literary education. As the true nature of Jake's activities are revealed, he also finds himself attracted to Frank's girlfriend, Melissa (Diane Lane), a pretty nurse.

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Sep 26, 2005

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Daniel M. Kimmel

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Rated: 1/5

Feb 27, 2004

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 2/5

Aug 2, 2002

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Ross Anthony

Hollywood Report Card

It's clearly a good time with a good heart. Go see it.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Cheryl DeWolfe

Apollo Guide

Don't expect to be overwhelmed.

Rated: 61/100

Jan 1, 2000

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great movie,I love Diane Lane,she is a beauty

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Entertaining, but enough novelty to make it enjoyable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Gunshy is one of those predictable movies whose ending defied prediction, which saved it from being rated a 1.5 star versus a 2.5 star feature (cable-generated). Petersen uses his CSI persona to deliver a Hemingwayish character and it fails miserably. The movie is saved from Petersen's flaws by Diane Lane and Michael Wincott who portray their characters believably. In spite of the off-screen and on-screen violence the movie does pull you into its plot and holds you there by virtue of a natural suspense and curiosity as to how the writer is going to get us all to the end. The ending is decidedly unpredictable, but in Hollywood style, also quite inconceivable. I give it 2 stars.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Not such a good mob movie...

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

Very good! The ENTIRE cast delivers.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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In an interesting twist on Born Yesterday a mob-type enforcer befriends a down-on-his-luck writer to help him and learn from him. There are definitely quite a few plot twists that kept things moving, but the direction was sadly lacking. I am a fan of William Petersen so I truly wanted to be engaged in this movie, to enjoy it, but it was just flat and two-dimensional. The acting was actually quite good and came through in spite of the poor directing, but it wasn't enough to carry the movie to the next level.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Jeff Celentano

Director

William Petersen

Jake Bridges

Michael Wincott

Frankie McGregor

Diane Lane

Melissa

Kevin Gage

Ward

Michael Byrne

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Synopsis

In Atlantic City, N.J., down-on-his-luck writer Jake Bridges (William Petersen) finds an unlikely savior in the form of Irish henchman Frankie McGregor (Michael Wincott), who rescues him from an ill-advised bar fight. Frankie offers to help Jake find his way back to creative inspiration in exchange for a little literary education. As the true nature of Jake's activities are revealed, he also finds himself attracted to Frank's girlfriend, Melissa (Diane Lane), a pretty nurse.

Director: Jeff Celentano
Producer: Neal Stevens, Larry Gross, Whitney R. Hunter
Production Co: Periscope Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 3, 2017
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround

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