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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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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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Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Tim Grierson Screen International 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. Jul 23, 2008 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Resembles a Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner episode doused with blood, gore, torture ... and absolutely nothing for kids. Rated: 8/10 Nov 27, 2020 Full Review Ali Gray TheShiznit.co.uk 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. Rated: 4/5 Nov 3, 2012 Full Review Jeff Otto ReelzChannel.com Rated: 7/10 Feb 9, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lewis M This movie is so ridiculous and over the top that it's actually a great comedy. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Dospi A Paul Giammati is the perfect wrong cast for the role, epic performance! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review Prabudhjeet A A movie like video game Stranglehold, with Monica Bellucci and Paul Giamati. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/02/24 Full Review Giovanni G Wow.. talk about falling into the greatly worn-out Tarantino tropes of mindless gratuitous violence and failing miserably at that. Clive is the only saving grace in this rather monotonous kill fest. He doesn't even have to try hard with his dead pan delivery, which still manages to elevate himself above the rest. The villain is a bad caricature of everything villainous you can possibly imagine.. making his repeated calls to his wife out of place and stupid, in its sad attempt at injecting silly humour which even Schwarzenegger would cringe at. Don't get me started with Bellucci's flat and unconvincing performance.. I know she's capable of much better, but she just didn't fit into the ridiculous role of prostitute turned mother with a half ass attempt of a backstory ~ likely not a fault of her own but the scriptwriter. And the love scene was bad just bad... quickly devolving into another kill fest and another very sad attempt at being funny. The only positives of Monica's performance were her brief lapses into pretty passionate Italian dialog tirades, which were probably the only authentic or natural moments on film. Lastly, the accomplished combined talent of other actors on set like McHattie, Bryk, and Richings were all basically squandered. In a nutshell, a totally forgettable film if it weren't for the over-the-top violence. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/16/24 Full Review Carlos T Filme: Mandando Bala Assistido: 14-11-23 Elenco: @cliveowenofficial @chinwagpod @monicabellucciofficiel Modelo: #trash #ação #gangsters Duração: 1h 26m Ano: 2007 Minha opinião: Classifico o filme como crazy e é literalmente como é o nome do filme "Mandando Bala" do começo ao fim "Mandando Bala". Tudo começa quando Smith tropica com um bebê, onde Hertz esta atrás dele. E Mandando Bala, é tanto tiro e matança. Até Smith vê que precisa de ajuda com o bebê que chora, então ele vai até um prostibulo onde esta Donna que tem o fetiche de dar de mamar seus clientes. E a cena mais esdruxela que ele Smith esta tendo relação com Donna e entra os assassinos e enquanto fazem amor vai Mandando Bala, Kkkkkk Cena Impar do filme. E mais uma cena peculiar é ver Smith toda hora comendo cenoura e Mandando Bala. Creio que antes de Denzel fazer "O Protetor" ou "John Wick" este filme possa ter inspirado. Boas atuações dos atores com ressalva para Giamatti e a parte cômica que ele fala com a esposa por celular durante o filme. Apesar de toda a violência que o filme traz tem a pitade de humor em todo ele. Mistura bem feita e o tempo do filme 1h 26m não é longa mas muito dinâmica. Roteiro e enredo simples. E as cenas de tiros bem executados. Vale apena assistir? Sim, mas para maiores de 18 anos. Nota: 8,5 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/24 Full Review DanTheMan 2 A John Woo movie on acid and operating on video game logic, Shoot 'Em Up is one of the most audacious, hyperactive, implausible, cheerfully offensive, merrily amoral, shamelessly watchable and outlandishly funny action movies I've ever had the pleasure of watching. Consisting of endless shoot-outs and chases overtaking each other like waves rolling onto a beach, each more over-the-top than the last all the while Clive Owen chows down on carrots. Director Michael Davis delivers 86 minutes of non-stop brilliance, with a willingness to push the envelope beyond the limits of good taste that makes Hard Boiled look restrained by comparison. Far from being a spoof on the genre, Shoot 'Em Up is an action movie with the flab removed, from Clive Owen's low-rent James Bond-esque persona, deadpan one-liners and even a shoot-out set to Ace of Spades, this movie has it all. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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