Guns Akimbo is a movie where you could just sit back and enjoy some stupid fun. At first I thought this movie would just be another cringe fest; just another movie trying to be edgy and appeal to the internet people. But to be fair, it was not as cringe inducing as I thought it would be. There are definitely some spots that are quite a bit corny, but I suppose that is intentional. But apart from that, I was completely delighted with what I saw. The editing and cinematography in this movie is definitely spot on! They completely complement the hyper-action very well and I especially like the aesthetics that they showcase. The gun fight scenes were also a treat! Especially in the first half of the movie. These scenes really remind me about the Hotline Miami games and I wonder how cool it would be if a movie was made based on them.
Unfortunately though, as creative as the gun scenes were, I feel like the movie played its cards way too early. All the interesting fight scenes happen in the first half of the movie. And for the rest of the movie, they seem to have ran out of ideas on how to go about choreographing the remaining gun fights. The movie ends with a rooftop fight that really pales in comparison to the other shootouts. By the end, I felt that the pacing had turned out to be slow and it really killed the momentum for me. Luckily the director knows when to stop, so I believe that this should not be too much of an issue, considering its 1h 35m run time. Overall, decent movie!
Unfortunately though, as creative as the gun scenes were, I feel like the movie played its cards way too early. All the interesting fight scenes happen in the first half of the movie. And for the rest of the movie, they seem to have ran out of ideas on how to go about choreographing the remaining gun fights. The movie ends with a rooftop fight that really pales in comparison to the other shootouts. By the end, I felt that the pacing had turned out to be slow and it really killed the momentum for me. Luckily the director knows when to stop, so I believe that this should not be too much of an issue, considering its 1h 35m run time. Overall, decent movie!