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'Shoot 'Em Up' Provides Silly Thrillsnew
Shoot ’Em Up is the most audacious, over-the-top and gleefully depraved movie in recent memory, supplying a nonstop stream of giddy thrills as it chucks logic and science and common sense out the window.
Birmingham Weekly |
Carey Norris |
09-18-2007 |
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Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
'Shoot 'Em Up' is Like Watching a Video Gamenew
In Shoot 'Em Up, the action is so dark, blurry, shaky, and chopped up, you may find yourself squinting and bobbing your head to try and get a better look.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
09-14-2007 |
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Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
This is a Well-Titled Movienew
This is a movie whose body count is much higher than its IQ.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
09-13-2007 |
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Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
Didn't Need to See Thatnew
Disgusting, over-the-top sequences overshadow fun action in Shoot 'Em Up.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-13-2007 |
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Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
Monica Bellucci Knows What's in Store for Hernew
The Italian actress has become an international star -- and one who, rather than losing work after 40 as is the general complaint of American actresses, appears to be getting even more of it.
Baltimore City Paper |
Cole Haddon |
09-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
300 Guns and a Babynew
Don't be fooled by the overblown, leather-clad machismo, profusion of violence or terrible one-liners -- once you realize that Shoot 'Em Up is not taking itself too seriously, it gets much better, giving Clive Owen license to engage in all manner of absurd gun-slinging with an infant in his backpack.
Montreal Mirror |
Jeffrey Malecki |
09-07-2007 |
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Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
Clive Owen Kills with Carrotsnew
Deep it ain't, cartoonish it is, but Shoot 'Em Up is certainly fun, and peppered with calculated, eye-bugging originality.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
09-05-2007 |
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Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
'Shoot 'Em Up': Gun Fight After Gun Fight After Gun Fightnew
Body count high, plot points low, title accurate.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-05-2007 |
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Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
Michael Davis on the Delirious Action of 'Shoot 'Em Up'new
Not many people have asked the question, "What if you took the hospital scene from John Woo's Hard Boiled with Chow Yun-Fat holding a gun and a baby and extended it to over ninety minutes?" but I'm glad Michael Davis did.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
09-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
Clive Owen Shoots 'Em Up and Talks About It
Clive Owen's recent performances in films like Sin City and Children of Men have put him on the radar of cutting-edge directors like Michael Davis.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
08-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
