SHOOT EM UP
In Shoot Em Up, the hero (Clive Owen) rescues a baby and the bag guys (led by Paul Giamatti), who want the baby dead, give chase… and that about it.
If you cut out all the action, this movie would be a five minute film. It’s just action, gunfight, action, gunfight, action, etc… and it’s fantastic! With scenario and stunts reminiscent of a comic book the far-fetched-ness of this flick will disappoint some, but if you think that too often plot detail or realism bog down a good action film, then this should keep you grinning.
You may leave the cinema asking ‘so why were they after the baby?” But the truth is; it doesn’t matter. The plot is nothing more than a vehicle to house the various stunt action sequences, and the film-makers seem to glorify in this, rather than make any apology.
Many will think this movie is stupid, ridiculous and in-sensible, but other, like myself, will love it and not care.
