Nicolas F. Costoglou ...that's the whole description you need for this movie...no really there isn't much to talk about. "Shoot em' up" is a very simple but incredibly fun and cartoony action movie, that never tries to be something else.The one-liners are cheesy, the action is so over-the-top that i can 't compare it to something else i've seen, and the plot is so paper- thin that the movie just starts, without introducing anything, you press play and it just goes without stopping.The first shot of the movie is Clive Owen looking intensely into the camera and than munching on a huge carrot, while sitting on a bench seemingly without any reason, and then the plot just comes to him...quite literally.And the Elmer Fudd of our picture is played by Paul Giamatti, who is more psychotic as ever, it's amazing, and disgusting to watch.The action is the selling-point of the film and man does it never holds back. In one scene Clive Owen sleeps with Monica Belucci and shoots some bad guys, while doing it. In another scene he jumps out of a plane and has a skydiving-shootout with some bad guys...you won 't believe it until you see it... Only downside is the editing, which is at times a bit too fast and sometimes you don't really know where all the people are in the room, but because of the cartoony nature and the fun moments it's not too bad.The most interesting part is that it works, strangely enough, the weak characterization and the cartooniness of the film work in it's advantage, at the end it get's down right touching and intense, you really begin to care for what's going on, and enjoy the experience...at least i did.All in all "Shoot em' up" does all it set out to deliver, and even more, it's pure entertainment and incredibly fun...

John Doe Shoot em Up is exactly what the title says it is: a no-holds barrier fun action movie that is guaranteed to make even the action movie buff happy! After a woman dies, a man named Smith makes it his mission to protect her kid 'Oliver'. He teams up with a prostitute making this a wonderfully action action film! And by action i DO mean action! Oh yes this really shows it! I think they used every handgun imaginable for the film lol! This movie is non-stop action for ninety minutes. Do yourself a huge favor and see this movie! You won't regret it! The actor Paul Giamatti who portrays Hertz is excellent as the guy you wanna dislike just cause he doesn't care and how Smith will do anything to protect Oliver. Monica Bellucci as Donna Quintano was great too as Smith's lover in the film. This is a movie you don't want to miss! I give Shoot 'Em Up a 7/10

HawkHerald WARNING: This movie is not for the faint of heart. Smith (Clive Owen), a war veteran and former shooting champion, protects a baby and a prostitute named (Monica Bellucci) from two squadrons of goons working for an arms manufacturer and a US Senator, who's running for President on a hard nosed gun control control platform. The baby boy, named Oliver by Smith, was conceived as part of an illegal cloning operation. Smith and Donna fall in love and form a paternal bond with Oliver. Smith learns that Oliver's birth was originally part of a plan to provide Sen. Rutlidge (Daniel Pilon), a Democratic Presidential candidate running on a strong gun control platform, with a bone marrow donor. Smith just came across at the right place and time in order to prevent Oliver from being killed with the other mothers and children in the clinic. Karl Hertz, the leader of the arms manufacturer's espionage crew, is trying to eliminate the baby so he can theoretically prevent the supposed (and far fetched) repeal of the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution-the right to bear arms. Operating on this premise, I suppose is the license for the ultra-violent gun fights, which are pretty fun, and the sickening fetish humor. I never considered how many gross jokes and script ideas could from the idea of inserting a gun into a strange place. The needless sexualization of the gun violence in this repugnant fashion may be the writer and director's idea of advocating on behalf of gun control advocates but it just doesn't work. The macho displays, stylized violence and sexual humor are just a bad combo by the end.This film wants be like Millar vehicles Wanted or Kick-Ass, which have done a better job of combining humor with ultra-violence. Even the cult action comedy, Crank-which mixes ultra-violence and strong sexual content, doesn't come across as so repugnant. I guess it's the mainly the sadism and the extreme risk posed to even a fictional child that keep me from actually liking this film.

nulkparveen I hate it when people go see a comedy and say it was silly, watch a romance and say it was sappy or watch an action flick and say it had no plot. I haven't given this film a star rating because I really didn't like it but I am not going to downvote it for not realising what this film was before I started watching it. I saw Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, and Monica Bellucci (all ack-tores) and expected something, I don't know... more. It quickly became apparent this film is an appeal to the lowest common denominator (guns, Rainier Wolfcastle one liners and beeeeewwwwwbs). If that sort of film is what you want then have at it.