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I knew that I was going to like Shoot 'Em Up but I had absolutely no idea I was going to like it as much as I really did. Yes, it was a very silly film but at the end of the day it is just a kickass piece of entertainment. I think I loved pretty much everything about this film. It was just the way it was filmed, the way it made me feel just by watching it and also what the characters were like. I have to say that this film is just amazing and I was left speechless at the end of the film in which not many action films have been able to do so. Shoot 'Em Up is a film that I have rated 5-star because of its entertainment which is why Shoot 'Em Up is probably my favourite film for just entertainment nothing more. It was explosive, unbelievable and very exciting. Watching this film was a lot like you being a bullet out of a gun and you have been shot out of it. This film was pretty funny as well because of the cool catch phrases and also the characters. I loved the sound effects and visual effects on this film a lot. The sound effects were a lot like Transformers effects but not similar visual effects as Transformers though.
I have one question that should have been answered two years ago: Why isn't Clive Owen playing James Bond? Daniel Craig is awesome but Clive would have been better. Mr. Smith is a lot like James Bond in this one because he's a hero but he kills people not for pleasure but for just his job but in a slightly cold way in which James Bond does. Clive reveals his true colours as an actor in this film because he is ultimate kick-ass and really looks like a cool dude in this one. When you see him eat carrots and speaks really cool lines it adds a lot more spice and coolness towards the character. Also, the situations that Smith gets himself into like the scene with the pregnant woman and the baby and also the sex scene that shows that he can get himself in almost any sort of situation. It was rather strange to me seeing Paul Giamatti as a villain because he played a really heroic supporting part in Cinderella Man but in this one he wasn't only rather cold hearted as hitman Hertz but he was a bit of an idiot who always makes mistakes playing this cat-and-mouse game by trying to get Smith, Donna and the baby. Hertz and his men try to kill Smith but he outsmarts them pretty much every time and Hertz either mutters to himself about failing or just takes his anger or frustration out on his men. I do not believe how good Monica Bellucci looks for her age. I cannot believe she is in her mid 40s. She looks like a really hot mid 20s woman in Shoot 'Em Up. Her performance as Donna was just awesome because she gave Donna all of the characteristics and the type of body she has. Donna is a prostitute who gets into an awkward situation with Smith by trying to fight off against Hertz and his men. She is at first a bit of a bitch but as she gets closer to Smith and closer to the baby, she reveals that she does have a sensitive side to her personality as well as a dirty side.
Michael Davis makes this a really kick-ass piece of entertainment that could be watched repeatedly by anybody. To me, if the James Bond franchise didn't have to have a decent storyline, he would have been a good director for a Bond film. He would have been good for Quantum Of Solace especially after that was the biggest letdown of 2008. Michael makes us feel like we are on a rollercoaster ride that takes us upside down, left to right etc because it was so intense and so explosive. There were some bits in the film that I didn't really understand. It is quite a complex story to watch as well but it didn't effect my liking for this film at all. Shoot 'Em Up is one of Clive Owen's greatest films. Clive has done quite a lot of films and yet he hasn't disappointed me once. I liked his character in Shoot 'Em Up more than films such as Children Of Men, King Arthur, The Bourne Identity and Elizabeth: The Golden Age but he was better in Sin City and especially Closer than Shoot 'Em Up. I really liked Paul Giamatti in this one. After seeing him play a villain in this film, I now understand that he can play a villain as well as a hero. I realise that Monica Bellucci is in her 40s and is around the same age as my parents but I couldn't help but just stare at her throughout the whole film because she was just so stunning. I would love to see Michael Davis bring us more action films that will be very intense and explosive like this one.
It is the action film of 2007. Yes, higher than Hot Fuzz. However, Hot Fuzz is a better film than Shoot 'Em Up. As much as I loooooove Hot Fuzz I just find Shoot 'Em Up more entertaining. Shoot 'Em Up is a very explosive action-packed thrill ride that will make you jump out of your seat. You will be blown away by how intense this film really is and how fun it really is. Including the action involved, it is a film that will make you laugh as well. It is one of the best films of 2007 in my opinion and is one of my all-time favourite action films. In fact it was so good with the action, it is my 4th favourite action film behind Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Aliens and Kill Bill: Volume 1. It is a masterpiece of entertainment that I could watch over and over again. Whoever hasn't seen Shoot 'Em Up watch it now and watch with lights out and with an open brave moment for the intense action.
8/10
