2009 Contributor
Rainmaker
Marietta, GA
Done for effect, and not effective
2 star rating

Movie guru, Action Fan
Pros

    Clive Owen

Cons
    Didn't make me feel, think or laugh

SEP
26
2007

Shoot 'Em Up — 

Clive Owen handled the action scenes and acting very well and the plot was alright. Casting, costumes and sets were pretty good too. There was a lot of showy stuff done for effect though. From the fetishes to the one liners it was just too much. It was over the top and left me flat. The pace of the action was, perhaps, to quick for the timing on the one liners to work. Pause here, insert one liner.. maybe more the fault of direction or editing than other factors, but it might have been written in. I couldn't become invested and that made me less tolerant of some of the scenes with the baby and others with the carrots. I wasn't trying to see my watch in the dim light of the theater, but I like action films and this one I could easily have missed.

Last edited on Jul 22, 2008



I_thumb_down Shoot 'Em Up is not recommended by Rainmaker

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ladym33 wrote on Sep 26, 2007 at 1:47PM

Thank you for the information

4 star rating
"This movie should of been called "100 Ways to Gunfight"."
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