That was an excellent one.

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Sorry, but I'm giving this a 2. The plot seems right out of the politically motivated mind of anti-2nd amendment hack, Michael Bloomberg. ...complete with all the clichés you'd expect from a foaming at the mouth leftist. The irony is despite the non-stop anti-gun rhetoric, it's a good guy with a gun that saves the day. If you have a strong stomach for political tripe, and if you liked Sin City's over the top comic book style you might be entertained.. I was not. The villains were unbelievable as were the heroes...I couldn't wait for it to be over.

I opted to watch this movie because I just got through watching another Clive Owen movie: "Intruders". "Intruders" was the third Clive Owen movie I'd seen and I thought that all three of them were excellent so let me see what else he's done.One thing is for sure... this movie is not to be taken seriously, not in the least bit. This is pure action junkie stuff. No real plot, no substantive dialog, no character development, not even realistic action. I mean, who kills people with carrots? Because they made the movie overtly satirical and over-the-top it made it somewhat more enjoyable, but honestly I'm too old for this type of movie. This movie is probably ripe for the 18-25 male demographic. An orgy of sex, violence, a little heavy metal and terrible one-liners. "Shoot 'Em Up" was replete with poor bad guy aim, high bad guy body count, Mythbusters type stunts, spontaneous sex, appalling puns and a baby. Paul Giamatti offered some nice comic relief, Monica Bellucci some nice eye candy and Clive Owen some nice gun play. Those were the only redeeming qualities of this teenagers fantasy.

Shoot 'em Up (2007): Dir: Michael Davis / Cast: Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk: Title pretty much sums up the potential of this dead beat action crap. Clive Owen plays a hit-man of sorts under the name Mr. Smith who intervenes when a group of men are pursuing a pregnant woman. He delivers her baby while dispatching every thug within reach. She still ends up dead but he finds a prostitute to assist in looking after the kid. Then it is more bang, bang, bang, bang, bang! Director Michael Davis can film action but the screenplay is one big piece of sh*t. A third grader can write better stories than this. Owen is unsympathetic especially seeing him kill someone using a carrot. Does it not occur to him to eat it? Now they're using items in the produce section in the grocery store to assassinate people. Lord forbid he show up on the scene with a fully stocked picnic basket. Perhaps we may see action films heading our way that present cooking show hosts as action stars. Paul Giamatti steals scenes as the villain who is often interrupted with phone calls from his wife. How this is settled is a cheap laugh but at least Giamatti puts in an effort. Monica Bellucci looks stunning as a prostitute but does little more than flee the scene. She should have fled to the set of a better film. Action scenes are well done but it should be used as target practice. Score: 2 ½ / 10

Shoot 'Em Up is good, silly over the top fun. Clive Owen makes for a good enough lead, Paul Giamatti is a great weirdo villain and Monica Bellucci, Julian Richings and Stephen McHattie round out a pretty solid supporting cast.The soundtrack is fantastic (Motorhead, Iggy Pop and Devin Townsend!!) and the action is appropriately over the top. It does have some pretty wonky pacing (for a movie that's only 86 minutes, it feels pretty long) which hinders its re-watch value for me, but it's not a big enough flaw for me to think any less of the film.Overall, Shoot 'Em Up is a pretty hard film to hate. It's just filled with too much raw energy to not be entertained for its entire runtime.