Shoot 'Em Up (DVD, 2008)

The embodiment of unflappable cool, Clive Owen calmly blows away an Army of Assassins in 'Shoot 'Em Up', a deliriously over-the-top exercise in Pulp Filmmaking that's a tongue-in-cheek homage to the cinema of John Woo.
Perversely funny and absurdly violent, Writer/Director Michael Davis' film is a hyper-stylized star vehicle for the effortlessly charismatic Owen; fresh from dodging bullets and mortar fire in the unjustly overlooked 'Children of Men' (2006). The roguishly handsome Brit holds the screen in 'Shoot 'Em Up' with his unwavering gaze as Mr. Smith, a one-man killing machine — and ferociously devoted babysitter.
Inspired by the Iconic Image of Chow Yun-Fat packing heat and a baby in Woo's 'Hard Boiled' (1992), 'Shoot 'Em Up' opens with Owen's carrot-chomping, lone wolf gunman reluctantly saving a pregnant woman from an assassin. When she inconveniently expires after giving birth, Smith finds himself protecting the infant, who's been marked for death by Hertz (Paul Giamatti), a former FBI profiler fielding long-distance calls from his clueless wife between gun battles.
Not exactly a warm and fuzzy father figure, Smith turns to bodacious prostitute Dona Quintana (Monica Bellucci), aka DQ, for help with the baby. Initially hostile to his pleas, DQ soon joins him on his bullet-splattered quest to discover why Hertz and his army of sharp-shooting goons are so determined to kill the baby boy Smith and DQ name Oliver (as in Dickens' Oliver Twist).
A former storyboard artist, Davis orchestrates the film's nearly wall-to-wall action sequences with breakneck precision and exhilarating verve — the more outrageous the mayhem, the better.
Although Davis pays tribute to Woo and Sergio Leone, among other directors, 'Shoot 'Em Up' often feels like a kinky, corpse-strewn riff on a classic Warner Bros. cartoon, peppered with sly jabs at American Gun Culture and "family values."
Never breaking a sweat, much less a smile, throughout all of 'Shoot 'Em Up', Owen is ideally cast as the misanthropic rogue gunman, living in a squat with only a trained rat for company/home security system. Against his better judgment and natural instincts, Smith develops an attachment to both DQ and Oliver, but Owen reveals his character's transformation so subtly, almost cryptically, that Smith never loses his edge. He finds an ideal adversary in Giamatti's Hertz, who looks more like a sad-sack office drone instead of a ruthless killer (Giamatti reportedly modeled his character's nondescript look on the infamous "BTK" Serial Killer).
As for Belluci (The Matrix Revolutions), Italy's reigning sex symbol is so lusciously beautiful as 'Shoot 'Em Up's' literal "Madonna/Whore" character, you can forgive her somewhat wobbly grasp of English.
A rollicking hoot from start to finish, 'Shoot 'Em Up' is the most satisfying, ultra-stylized action flick since 'Sin City' (2005).
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action ( wow ) packed this is a must see movie i have seen it four times i seen it three times from a rental store then i bought it if you like acition movie's dont rent it buy it it's a great movie ...

Great movie. Some of the best action scenes I've ever seen. Anyone who can kill a guy with a carrot is a certified bad-ass.

Thank you for shiping this itme. I have yet to see this movie and I was suprised to find it on ebay. Well I hope to be able to bid on another of your listings.

This movie was full of action. It had a good plot and good order of events. The characters were perfect for the movie.If you like action, cussing, and blood, you'll love it!

If ya like lots of fancy stunts and shooting this movie is for you. the super shooter is an arsenal of fire power

This movie is unreal! Unreal because of the shooting that couldn't happen and unreal because it's action from the first 2 minutes of the movie. The gun play is amazing! Clive uses just about every handgun and automatic weapon made. Great technology and a look into the future with thumbprint technology on some of the guns. Especially good are the special features. If you like shoot 'em up movies this is one for the collection. One of the best shooting movies I've seen.

Great movie, if you liked Sin City. A dark comedy full of violence, prostitution and blood and gore. Not only does it create a whole new type of 'good guy' it has a love story, it captivates you in the unique dramatic play like story.

I liked this movie because of all of the action. Did not dislike the movie at all. I brought this movie because I like Clive playing in movies. Received the movie in excellent condition and in a timely manner.

This one just hits the ground running. IMHO, I would be remiss not to let one simply discover this movie rather than try to describe it. One can experience the emotions of the main characters as the story, well essentially explodes in one's face. Totally mindless shoot 'em up fun, and the best movie usage of "Ace of Spades" by Motorhead thus far.

A mindless gun film? Meh. A mindless gun film featuring Clive Owen? Oh yeah! A mindless gun film that doesn't have a plot? Booyah! Shoot'em Up is exactly as the title lets on. Its about shooting stuff (mostly people) up. Clive Owen delivers an awesome performance in this "not-so-serious" action flick. If you want awesome action and tons of gun fighting without the hindrances of retarded love stories or dumb obstacles, Shoot'em Up delivers. In fact, I can't think of an obstacle in the film that Clive didn't shoot...

I loved the movie. It had lots of gun slinging action and fight scenes. Even thrown in a comical line or two. All around great actions kick butt flick. With a great story line behind it.

Great action movie, loved the stunts, kills lots of people, really like the movie. If you liked blade,or Transporter, Robo Cop, Matrix, you will love this movie

In addition to having a terrible plot, this has so many cliches and other stupid lines and scenes that I would have to say it is one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life. No joke.

This film was recommended to me by someone whose opinions I no longer find valuable. I sould have waited for my wife to add it to the Netflix list!

Clive portrays the "hero" in the style that has become his and Jason Statham's. Monica Belucci comes off as semi-Euro hot and seems to struggle between the English language and a poor script. And Paul Giamanni's mad man comes off creepy enough but is poorly cast in my opinion. All in all a mammoth disappointment! No wonder I never heard of it when it seemed to have bypassed theaters everywhere! Save the money and go out and buy a drink!

Exciting, action-packed film from start to finish. Don't expect a whole lot of intellectual, complex plots or characters. What you see is what you get. If you just want to see awesome shooting scenes, without the emotional garbage, this is the movie to watch. Clive Owen and Paul Giammanti are excellent!

Nice movie to watch if you want a lot of shooting, blood, and things getting blown up, though there is not very much dialog to describe the plot, if there was a plot. Overall good movie to watch for fun, try not to make sense of it all though. =P

if you like action and a very skilled hero, this movie will bring a huge smile to your face

i dont buy alot of movies because i dont expect to watch them more then once, but this is one movie i had to own

it's extremely clever and well made

the funny isnt some loud mouth shouting nonsense, it's all about action

if you havent seen this movie, youre missing out

this is a cool movie ive seen it ten times an it keeps get'in better its a lil corny but is not ment to be real if like'd crank youll love shoot'em up!!

To be honest, for the first 10 minutes of this film, you will probably be laughing at the ridiculousness. You are catapulted straight into the action without any introduction of characters, plot or surroundings. This film is violent, sure, but as I always say, it's how a movie is done that makes the difference. Shoot 'Em Up proceeds from one dazzlingly outrageous scene to another with unflagging confidence, tons of panache, brilliantly warped humor and blazing originality, sweeping you and many viewers along.

The casting is genius as well, beginning with Clive Owen, who's dead-on here, with his ever-present carrot in hand, rescuing the (adorable) baby, getting the girl, killing the bad guys (who just keep coming like deranged vampire replicants), even solving The Mystery from the most obscure of clues, all while complaining about everything he hates.

And speaking of the great Paul Giamatti, he's in monumentally fine form here as Hertz, the self-described brilliant leader of the gunmen. Squallid and seedy beyond all comprehension, you just know he's having a blast (pun intended) with this part. After proving in his last few outings that he can carry a film and play anything, he gets to bask hardily in full venal mode, sneering, scowling and torturing his way into our hearts as only Giamatti can.

The film is shot in stark, sharp tones, making it look like a comic book come to life more than any film I've ever seen, while still using real actors. And there are sequences here that you have NOT witnessed before, speaking of that originality I mentioned earlier. The one which stood out most to me is the one where Clive Owen and Monica Bellucci (also perfect) are making love and the baddies bust in. In most films, this would pre-empt the love-making. In Shoot 'Em Up, they continue the act, which actually culminates while the bullets are flying. Worked for me.

Action packed! This film is comic book fun. Meaning that you have to put yourself in that mindset to enjoy this movie. There was nonstop action all the way through. A FUN RIDE! This one goes into my library.

Shoot em up was a very action packed film right to the end. Nobody could catch this dude. But the pavement did!! Splat, splat, goodbye. A real avenger. Lost his life to catch those bad guys. If you like shooting action, this one's for you!

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