Shoot 'Em Up

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Watched With: Jordan

The only recent action films more deliriously outrageous than this is Crank 1 & 2. This film has none of the pacing issues of the last film I watched. Consequently it clocks in at a brief 88 minutes which makes it great late night silly fun.

A lot of gun battles. And each one is unique or different in some way. My personal favourites are gun battle whilst delivering a baby and gun battle whilst having sex with Monica Bellucci.

Paul Giamatti as the villain is a thing to behold. He looks like he's having a lot of fun. And Clive Owen delivers the most ridiculously corny one lines in the most serious British way possible and it makes them that much more hilarious.

This thing goes all out, balls to the wall. It's a hell of an entertaining film and one that I wished they had released at cinemas in Australia. I remember being so excited seeing all the posters up in the lobby and then seeing it on dvd a few months later. Very disappointing because this is the kind of film that works best with a big riley crowd.

But even without that advantage it still works a treat. If you're in the mood for a quick fun action film this one has some great creativity, hilarious characters and some great head scratching insanity.