Shoot 'Em Up
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Clive Owen, Greg Bryk, Monica Bellucci, Paul Giamatti, Stephen McHattie Brand: Warner Brothers DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Italian (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled) Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Digital Sound, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 86 minutes DVD Release Date: 2008-01-01 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: New Line Home Video |
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Movie Reviews of Shoot 'Em Up
Movie Review: "My god. Do we really suck or is this guy really that good?"
Summary: 5 Stars
Homeless bum Mr. Smith (Clive Owen) winds up getting involved in a bad situation when he helps deliver a baby, but the mother (Ramona Pringle) gets killed in the process by plenty of thugs. These thugs are the followers of Mr. Hertz (Paul Giamatti), a whipped contract killer who has plans for the baby. Smith can only turn to a hooker named "DQ" (Monica Bellucci), someone he recently had liaisons with, and the only woman who can deliver milk for her customers.
Michael Davis may only be known for his work on various direct-to-DVD features (including the horror comedy "Monster Man"). But he is making a major debut in silver screens with the bombastic action event of the fall season, "Shoot 'Em Up". At first, it may be hard to top recent non-stop action funfests from this past summer ("D.O.A. Dead or Alive" and "Transformers"), but then again, it doesn't have to. And that's why it's such a great ride.
Cribbing from John Woo 101, "SEU" starts off with guns blazing and over-the-top violence you have to see to believe. As well as using pistols and AK's, Smith also uses carrots to kills his enemies. It may sound silly, but Smith's clever plans allow this trick to achieve its goal, especially with guns in hand. Of course, the carrot gags tend to get old (you can literally start a drinking game and drink whenever Smith eats a carrot, or Hertz making reference to Bugz Bunny and Elmer Fudd or Energizer Bunny), but Davis compensates with fast-paced wall-to-wall action that films like "Live Free or Die Hard" could've used.
Besides, with tracks from AC/DC ("If You Want Blood, You Got It"), Motorhead ("Ace of Spades"), and Wolfmother ("Joker & the Thief), how could you not resist "SEU"'s intent to entertain your pants off?
And I'm surprised by the star wattage of a film like this. Especially since Clive Owen appeals more to adults. Owen may tend to overplay his hand and fill any air with corny one-liners that James Bond wouldn't even be caught dead saying, but when handling the action-packed scenes, he's a great Chow Yuen-Fat surrogate. He gets further compliments from Monica Bellucci or Paul Giamatti, two other actors who wouldn't wind up in a film like this, yet they fulfill their duties.
Shoot 'Em Up also had the nasty habit to go south when Davis inserts a scene of drama (this little batch of Kool-Aid was consumed in Robert Rodriguez's "Grindhouse" feature "Planet Terror"; frankly, trying to be poignant in a film that's pretty much a cartoon is a red flag) or flat-out explains the twist about why the baby is being targeted. That's all taken care of in the finale, which I dare not spoil.
It's a nice change of scenery when, in the midst of crappy sequels, a director has a set of balls to be unpretentious and deliver what's expected. I've said this concerning recent films from Michael Bay, Corey Yuen, or Edgar Wright, but Michael Davis proudly joins that list. And I hope that there are more well-intentioned filmmakers who can deliver the goods as much as he can. But this is coming from someone who doesn't watch these overrated Oscar-nominated films (which, I'm sure, will include Tom Cruise's next bullcrap project "Lions for Lambs").