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Release Date:
7 September 2007 (USA) moreTagline:
Just another family man making a living. morePlot:
A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(23 articles)
Monica Bellucci's Apartment Gets Robbed (From Worst Previews. 27 May 2009, 6:30 AM, PDT)
Casting bites: Michael Sheen, Jaime Winstone
(From screeninglog. 17 May 2009, 9:44 AM, PDT)
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If you've got it, Flaunt it! moreUS TV Schedule:
| Tue. July 7 | 10:00 PM | MAX | |||
| Sun. July 12 | 3:00 PM | MAX |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Clive Owen | ... | Smith | |
| Paul Giamatti | ... | Hertz | |
| Monica Bellucci | ... | Donna Quintano | |
| Stephen McHattie | ... | Hammerson | |
| Greg Bryk | ... | Lone Man | |
| Daniel Pilon | ... | Senator Rutledge | |
| Sidney Mende-Gibson | ... | Baby Oliver | |
| Lucas Mende-Gibson | ... | Baby Oliver | |
| Kaylyn Yellowlees | ... | Baby Oliver | |
| Ramona Pringle | ... | Baby's Mother | |
| Julian Richings | ... | Hertz's Driver | |
| Tony Munch | ... | Man Who Rides Shotgun | |
| Scott McCord | ... | Killer Shot in Behind | |
| Wiley M. Pickett | ... | 1st Killer (as Wiley Pickett) | |
| Stephen R. Hart | ... | Club Bouncer |
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Rated R for pervasive strong bloody violence, sexuality and some language.Parents Guide:
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86 minCountry:
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ColourAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Ireland:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | South Korea:18 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:R | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Argentina:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:18SG | Philippines:R-13 | Sweden:15 | New Zealand:R18 | Taiwan:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Brazil:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario)Fun Stuff
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The first gun Smith uses is a Walther PPK, the usual gun of James Bond. The gun jams on him, and he calls it a "piece of shit." This is an in-joke to the fact that Clive Owen was once considered for the role of James Bond (the role eventually went to Daniel Craig). moreGoofs:
Continuity: The hammer on Smith's Sig-Sauer is up and down through out the scene in which he holds Senator Rutledge hostage on the plane. moreQuotes:
[first lines]1st Killer: You're dead bitch!
[walks past Smith]
1st Killer: What the hell you looking at?
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Play with Your Pussy moreFAQ
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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 their 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