Shoot 'Em Up (2007)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Michael Davis

Writer (WGA):

Michael Davis (written by)

Release Date:

7 syyskuu 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Just another family man making a living.

Plot:

A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Bus | Shootout | Rescue | Heavy Metal

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Clive Owen	...	Smith
Paul Giamatti	...	Hertz
Monica Bellucci	...	Donna Quintano
Stephen McHattie	...	Hammerson
Greg Bryk	...	Lone Man
Daniel Pilon	...	Senator Rutledge
Sidney Mende-Gibson	...	Baby Oliver
Lucas Mende-Gibson	...	Baby Oliver
Kaylyn Yellowlees	...	Baby Oliver
Ramona Pringle	...	Baby's Mother
Julian Richings	...	Hertz's Driver
Tony Munch	...	Man Who Rides Shotgun
Scott McCord	...	Killer Shot in Behind
Wiley M. Pickett	...	1st Killer (as Wiley Pickett)
Stephen R. Hart	...	Club Bouncer

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong bloody violence, sexuality and some language.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:18 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #43319) | South Korea:18 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:R | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Argentina:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:18SG | Philippines:R-13 | Sweden:15 | New Zealand:R18 | Taiwan:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Brazil:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Toronto Film Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The pin Hertz wears on his coat is a symbol of the Freemasons.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Smith first faces the "Lone Man" in the toilet shootout scene, Lone Man checks his gun, enters, lets off 4 rounds and reloads clearly showing that his gun holds six bullets. Smith then attacks him and in the ensuing fight the revolver fires eight times... well guess that explains what happened to the first two missing bullets?

Quotes:

[first lines]
1st Killer: You're dead, bitch!
[walks past Smith]
1st Killer: What the hell you looking at?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Worst of 2007" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Landscape

Thin on plot, thick on action

I rated this movie a 10 in the context of other action movies; it's nowhere near a 10 when compared to classics like Casablanca, but in it's genre, it accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do.

Clive Owen stars as "Smith" a guy with a past (that's slowly revealed during the crazy gun fights) who shows up as a knight in shining armor to a lady who is about to pop a baby and is being chased by baddies, headed up by Paul Giamatti. After he rescues the kid, he links back up with an old flame, DQ, played by Monica Bellucci. The movie starts out with a bang, quite literally and doesn't settle down the entire time. There's a plot somewhere in the movie, but if you think too hard, it'll disappear in a puff of logic.

That being said, the gunfights and car chases are stellar. They are lots of fun, with ridiculous things going on the entire time. Just suspend your reason & logic, strap into your theater seat and enjoy the ride.

Michael Davis spoke before the preview and said he was an action movie buff since the beginning and made the movie he wanted to make. As an action movie fan, I thank him!