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Shoot 'Em Up

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After saving a newborn infant from assassins, carrot-crunching gunman Mr. Smith (Clive Owen) teams up with a prostitute named DQ (Monica Bellucci) to protect the baby from further attacks. With hit man Hertz (Paul Giamatti) hot on their trail, Smith and DQ uncover a dying senator's plot to harvest bone marrow from babies just like the one in their arms.
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Critics Consensus

As preposterous and over-the-top as Shoot 'Em Up may be, its humor and non-stop action make for a very enjoyable film.

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Tim Grierson Screen International 07/23/2008
Merrily amoral, shamelessly watchable and outlandishly funny, Shoot 'Em Up is not for all tastes, but those with a dark sense of humor will have a ball. Go to Full Review
Alonso Duralde MSNBC 05/01/2008
1/5
Say what you will about Bugs Bunny, at least he never needed a backstory. Go to Full Review
Christy Lemire Associated Press 01/03/2008
After about an hour, though, it all becomes a mind-numbing barrage. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 11/27/2020
8/10
Resembles a Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner episode doused with blood, gore, torture ... and absolutely nothing for kids. Go to Full Review
Ali Gray TheShiznit.co.uk 11/03/2012
4/5
Far from being a spoof on the genre, Shoot 'Em Up is an action movie with the flab removed - with no more than maybe ten minutes of exposition, you're left with a series of interconnecting money shots, each one more gooey than the last. Go to Full Review
Jeff Otto ReelzChannel.com 02/09/2011
7/10
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Oaklee D @ODie63 Sep 19 An over the top action film with more than enough blood, guts and violence to satisfy. I'll never look at carrots the same way again. See more Guilherme M Sep 18 What can i say? Shoot 'Em Down is a good action movie, not flawless, but it is enjoyable for the well made action scenes and the spice of humor. That baby must be really tough to hear gun fires and stay calm, well, what can i say about a metalhead baby? Also, Nirvana music. That's enough for me. See more Hunt G May 20 On paper I should love this movie but it just misses the mark and I can't adequately explain why, the vulgar stupid irreverence is the kind of thing I love but it's just a little off. See more Ivar A Apr 6 This is the most nonsensical, weird, bizarre, horribly-acted movie that I've seen; I kept cringing the whole time. Some people try to defend it, but I just think it's for people with very poor taste. Would never recommend my worst enemy to watch this. Painfully boring. The only good thing about the film is Monica Belluci's beauty. How can I give it a quarter of a star? See more Korra N Feb 2 Over-the-top & cartoonishly silly, Shoot 'em Up is a wildly fun action movie with some hilarious moments & stupidly fun sequences. See more Lewis M 11/14/2024 This movie is so ridiculous and over the top that it's actually a great comedy. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After saving a newborn infant from assassins, carrot-crunching gunman Mr. Smith (Clive Owen) teams up with a prostitute named DQ (Monica Bellucci) to protect the baby from further attacks. With hit man Hertz (Paul Giamatti) hot on their trail, Smith and DQ uncover a dying senator's plot to harvest bone marrow from babies just like the one in their arms.
Director
Michael Davis
Producer
Michael Davis, Susan Montford, Don Murphy, Rick Benattar
Screenwriter
Michael Davis
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
New Line Cinema
Rating
R (Some Language|Sexuality|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 7, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.8M
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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