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Shoot 'Em Up (2008)

Clive Owen , Paul Giamatti  |  Unrated |  DVD
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (302 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Digital Sound, Anamorphic, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX), English (DTS ES 6.1)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: Unrated
  • Studio: New Line Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: January 1, 2008
  • Run Time: 86 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (302 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000XA5K48
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,953 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Shoot 'Em Up" on IMDb

Special Features

  • Commentary by writer-director Michael Davis
  • Ballet of Bullets: The making of Shoot 'Em Up
  • Michael Davis' original animatics and more

Editorial Reviews

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Every action movie has a moment so over the top you have to laugh; Shoot 'Em Up consists of nothing but these moments. A carrot-eating, lone wolf kind of guy named Smith (Clive Owen, Children of Men, Inside Man) steps in to protect a pregnant woman from a gunman--and finds himself, with the aid of a lactating prostitute (Monica Belluci, The Matrix Revisited), defending the newborn child from a sleazy contract killer Mr. Hertz (Paul Giamatti, American Splendor, Sideways) and his army of thugs. That's pretty much the plot, but story is beside the point. Writer/director Michael Davis (Monster Man) has a keen sense of what matters in an action movie. The rapid-fire editing is scrupulously coherent; you always grasp what happened in every shoot-out, even if it flagrantly violates the laws of physics or basic plausibility. Explaining how Smith survives a four-story fall--even if that explanation is beyond ridiculous--demonstrates both a sense of wit and a winking respect for the audience's imagination. As a result, Shoot 'Em Up is ten times more entertaining than the likes of Transformers or Rush Hour 3, movies so self-satisfied with special effects or movie stars that they forgot to be fun. (Shoot 'Em Up's only weakness is a sliver of misogyny, the one action movie cliche that it's not clever enough to transcend.) --Bret Fetzer

Product Description

Clive Owen, Monica Bellucci, Paul Giamatti. It's like Smokin' Aces (2006) but better: the mysterious Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby amidst a shootout, and must protect the newborn from a batch of ruthless criminals after its dark secret. 2007/color/86 min/R.

Customer Reviews

What can you really say about a movie like this? GadgetChick  |  54 reviewers made a similar statement
What's with Clive Owen eating a carrot and killing people with it? E. Borgman  |  18 reviewers made a similar statement
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107 of 117 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Mindlessly memorable December 9, 2007
Format:DVD
Whoah! If you're looking for mindless action, THIS is the movie for you.
It's over the top, totally unbelievable, physically impossible, but absolutely brilliant all at the same time.

2 minute version:

Clive Owen eats a lot of carrots, and values his privacy. There are many things that he absolutely hates, and he comes into contact with most of these things when he unwillingly gets involved in a plot to kill a very pregnant young woman. Suddenly faced with a nanny job, he shoots his way out of the frying pan and into the fire, each scenario more draw-dropping-ly impossible than the last. Paul Giamatti plays an unlikely criminal mastermind and Monica Bellucci is under-utilized as the proverbial professional with a heart of gold except she's also got a chest of milk to go with it. Things get political, and hopelessly complicated, and of course there's lots and lots (and lots) of shooting, during any (and I do mean ANY) situation.

Good stuff:

1. Clive Owen
2. Clive Owen's one-liners
3. Clive Owen's stunts
4. The hilariously bad but breathtaking, yet impossible scenarios
5. Paul Giamatti's cell phone calls
6. The body count
7. Clive Owen's nude scene
8. Clive Owen

Bad stuff:

1. Carrots are DEFINITELY not good for some people
2. Not enough Bellucci
3. Plot (nuff said) but then again, we don't need no steenkin' plot

If you can forget that this movie professes to have a plot, you're in for a rollicking good (but extremely violent) time. Definitely a must-see if you're looking for mindless adult entertainment, and don't mind looking at Clive Owen.

Rated: 4.5 stars

Amanda Richards, December 9, 2007
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52 of 58 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars If you've got it, Flaunt it! January 4, 2008
Format:DVD
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 there 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, January 08
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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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Yes, this movie is completely over the top. That's the point !!!!!!!!!! The film is a caricature of action films. The action hero is named "Mr. Smith." The hooker has a heart of gold. The body count is enormous! They have a baby in a bulletproof vest!!! I have no idea how anyone could take this movie seriously. You aren't supposed to!!! If you love action movies, and have a good sense of humor, you will enjoy this movie. This movie is great fun. I laughed my *ss off! And Clive Owen is seriously hot!!! (and for the guys.... Monica Bellucci is beautiful.)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Action Overdrive!!
I've seen some great action packed films in my day and this one with clive owens just broke my top ten.... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Joey o'Brien
1.0 out of 5 stars Downright dreadful!
Shoot'em up takes cheeseball action cinema to a new goofy extreme, and it's so silly I wanted to like it very much, but the longer the film went on the more ridiculous it became,... Read more
Published 13 days ago by Natja Kristy
5.0 out of 5 stars Shoot 'EM Up
This was a great movie, I love Clive Owens character! He has some Great "moves" the storyline was really good too! Just an all around must see movie! Loved it <3
Published 16 days ago by kitty7Ą
5.0 out of 5 stars CLIVE OWEN IS THE MAN!
SHOOT EM UP is awesome, If you like Clive Owen you will like this movie, tons of action, very underrated movie in my opinion and priced nice all over amazon
Published 18 days ago by Johnny5.Ontime
4.0 out of 5 stars Good "for fun" movie
The storyline can be somewhat "far fetched" at times, but a good movie to just sit back and relax with friends for a good time.
Published 19 days ago by April S
5.0 out of 5 stars SHOOT 'EM UP
Clive Owen, Monica Bellucci, Paul Giamatti. It's like Smokin' Aces (2006) but better: the mysterious Mr. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Barbara A. Bradley
5.0 out of 5 stars good condition and timely arrival
great action movie; some violent scenes of killing men with carrots and some nudity and cursing but, it is rated R, what do you expect? Fun movie.
Published 27 days ago by Julianna Abello
4.0 out of 5 stars A good non-sense movie
That's a good movie to entertain and laugh with a lot of dark and violent humor. Everything is so absurd, but works fine for its proposal.
Published 27 days ago by Mauricio Costa (from Brazil)
5.0 out of 5 stars KICKSTART MY HEART
Great movie! Action packed and kind of campy which is something I personally like every once in a great while.
Published 1 month ago by Dr. McBadass
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
A campy bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, action movie. A fun watch.
Published 1 month ago by Nero Ragno
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YES! i bought 2 copies from 2 different stores and still cant get Shoot Em Up to play! my dvd player just reads "loading" but never loads the movie and i have to hit the eject button multiple times to get the dvd out. if you have any info, please let me know! this is not an HD BlueRay... Read more
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i think this movie was great lots of action .this was the best action...
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