Shoot ‘Em Up
Plot: Apparently there is a plot beyond ‘lots of guns get fired’. It involves Mr Smith (Clive Owen) protecting a new born baby after his mother gets shot.
My thoughts: This film is basically an excuse for lots of guns firing. The shooting starts right at the beginning and doesn’t end. There is a high body count and those that aren’t killed by shooting (which isn’t many) are killed by inventive uses of carrots, which Mr Smith eats a lot of. The plot is an afterthought. The writer must have started with the premise ‘I want loads of guns and shooting’ and when challenged with ‘but why’ he must have got stuck. ‘I know, lets have him protecting something that lots of people with guns can shoot at.’ I think maybe the idea of a baby was only used so they can have the idea of cutting the umbilical chord by shooting it! Although some of the scenes are exciting, unfortunately it roams into the realms of ridiculous and fantastical far too often. In fact ‘ridiculous’ is a great description of the film. There are many times when I thought ‘That wouldn’t happen’ or ‘there is no way he could have done that in the time’. The plot seems to be non existent- or just thrown in to justify some of the shooting. I know it’s related to growing babies, but beyond that it was not very cohesive. But the worst thing in the film is the dialogue. Every other line is a cheesy pun related to what’s happening. And most of them aren’t even funny!
On the whole, it is a shooty gun related film with little plot and tacky dialogue. But if you like action then this may entertain, as there are some good action sequences.
Best bit: The freefall from the plane
Score 6/10