Shoot 'Em Up
New Line Cinema | Release Date: September 7, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
9
Negative:
7
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60
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
Intermittently amusing. Read full review
58
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
The saving grace in an exuberantly graceless movie is Clive Owen. This actor is bulletproof. Even in a sick-joke jamboree like Shoot 'Em Up, he mows down the competition and gets his laughs without losing his composure. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerAndy Spletzer
The whole thing feels like watching somebody else play a video game. Director Michael Davis obviously was more interested in crafting a series of gunfights than a coherent story arc. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Violent thrills and massive blood spills are the essence of the absurdly over-the-top action flick that is Shoot 'Em Up. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
One can certainly be amused and entertained by writer-director Michael Davis's hyperbolic action frolics--I was--but not without feeling pretty low and stupid. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen Cole
A furious 90-minute trailer of a movie that exceeds the speed limit for action films established by Quentin Tarantino's recent "Grindhouse." Read full review
50
PremiereKarl Rozemeyer
As a bonus, it contains, at least, the best death-by-carrot scene in the history of film. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Despite all the flying bullets, which are admittedly entertaining at times, Shoot 'Em Up doesn't offer enough bang for your bucks. Read full review
40
VarietyPeter Debruge
Good taste is the first fatality in this gonzo thrill-seeker, sure to offend mainstream dispositions, yet too stylistically audacious to dismiss outright. Read full review
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