Shoot 'Em Up (2007)

Regista:

Michael Davis

Sceneggiatore (WGA):

Michael Davis (written by)

Data di uscita:

7 settembre 2007 (USA)

Genere:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Slogan:

I'm a British nanny and I'm dangerous.

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:

Shot To Death | Trap | Shot In The Chest | Man With No Name | Sex Standing Up

Premi:

2 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

If you've got it, Flaunt it!

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.

Durata:

86 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese | Italiano

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Divieti:

France:-12 | Italy:VM14 | Philippines:R-13 | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Australia:R | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Malaysia:18SG | Ireland:18 | Sweden:15 | Germany:18 | Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R18 | South Korea:18 | Taiwan:R-18 | Singapore:M18

Luoghi delle riprese:

Toronto Film Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

New Line Cinema

Curiosità:

When the villain receives phone calls from his harridan wife, the special ring tone is Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries." This piece of music was also prominently used in the BMW commercial 'Star (2001/I)' - in which Clive Owen (Mr. Smith) plays The Driver.

Errori:

Continuity: In the final scene at the café, a fat guy is sipping his milkshake having more than half of his glass empty. When Smith, angered by a row of irritants, starts shooting, a bullet breaks a fat guy's glass, which is surprisingly full. Also the type of glass is changed: the full glass, which exploded was not knurled, but smooth from the outside.

Citazioni:

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

Movie Connections:

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

Colonna sonora:

Joker & the Thief

If you've got it, Flaunt it!

SHOOT 'EM UP is well named: this is a whompingly good action movie that is as much parody of its genre as it is a good story. It never for a moment takes itself seriously and it is played by a strong cast of top-drawer actors having a terrific time. Writer/director Michael Davis has found his niche and let's hope their will be more dark comedies that are as much fun to watch as this one.

The story is negligible: lone man Smith (Clive Owen at his best) observes a pregnant woman in chased distress, delivers her baby, then finishes off the huge gang of bad guys who are in pursuit, taking the newborn boy to transient safety. Smith finds a lactating prostitute Donna (beautiful Monica Bellucci), takes her from her business of kinky sex and makes her the baby's surrogate mother. A smarmy gangster Hertz (Paul Giamatti in another career forming role), connected to an illicit arms manufacturer Hammerson (Stephen McHattie), is in pursuit of both Smith and the baby for reasons that are finally disclosed: the baby is part of a ring of potential bone marrow donors for an important Senator. The ending is, well, an ending. But it is the getting there that is all the fun.

The dialog is peppered with hilarious one-liners that have a real edge and the methods of the endless killings include several using the carrot that Smith keeps at hand as a weapon. The shootings are fast and impossible but actually hilarious in the choreography. Clive Owen plays the role straight, with a real gift for humor as well as action. Paul Giamatti is a sinister delight and able to match Owens one-liner for one-liner. Monica Bellucci makes her impossible role credible and as always is gorgeous to look at! This is a fast paced, finely written and acted parody - definitely deserving of the comic book title! Grady Harp