Monday, January 28, 2008

Shoot 'Em Up (2007)

Mysterious Mr. Smith (Clive Owen) has a thing for carrots. When he delivers a woman's baby during a crazy insane shoot-out, he unwittingly becomes at odds with Mr. Hertz (Paul Giamatti). With the help of kind-hearted and sexy DQ (Monica Bellucci), Mr. Smith protects the boy from Hertz and his gun-laden henchmen.

Yeah, I'm not sure what this movie is about. There is some vague plot hinted at, but why bother when there's so much more going on.

Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti star in this audacious shoot 'em up. They do it so well. Owen is dark, tall and unshaven. Those unflinching blue eyes stare you down as he plays a carrot-crunching British nanny and gun-freak. Paul Giamatti has the strangest of accents, but still creates a larger than life character in Hertz. Imagine a gun-running family man. "Yes dear, I'll be home in time for Timmy's birthday party" in the midst of a shoot-out.

Crazy insane action is surpassed only by hysterical one-liners. Darkly funny, outrageously violent and absurdly gory-- Shoot 'Em Up is utter nonsense. But who cares when you're having this much fun?

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