Rating: 
Summary: Warm-hearted and hilarious!
Review: I found this to be a wonderful and engaging film. The plot has been criticized for being a tad meandering and while I do agree with that, it didn't detract from my enjoyment at all. I found it a little hard to get into at first, I think because there was so much of Liam Neeson in the first several scenes and he is not one of my favorite actors. He won me over in this, however. People also have stated that the "bowel humor" was a bit gross, but I felt the sound effects were funny and also made you really feel the charactor's discomfort and fear in the scene. Remember, everybody poops.Oliver Platt is one of my favorite actors, and he does not disapoint in this movie. This is definitely a charactor driven movie, with a lot of conversations and not much action, but the action was well placed and hilarious. There are also small nuances that really develop the charactors further such as when Oliver Platt's charator, Fulvio, spends the night cleaning his kitchen. I found it both warm-hearted and funny and the statement it makes about some peoples need to get out of the rat race of their lives and relax really spoke to me! To the Ocean View! A word to Sandra Bullock fans - she has a very small part in this film and is only in a few scenes, although she is wonderful as always.
Rating:
Summary: Warm-hearted and hilarious!
Review: I found this to be a wonderful and engaging film. The plot has been criticized for being a tad meandering and while I do agree with that, it didn't detract from my enjoyment at all. I found it a little hard to get into at first, I think because there was so much of Liam Neeson in the first several scenes and he is not one of my favorite actors. He won me over in this, however. People also have stated that the "bowel humor" was a bit gross, but I felt the sound effects were funny and also made you really feel the charactor's discomfort and fear in the scene. Remember, everybody poops. Oliver Platt is one of my favorite actors, and he does not disapoint in this movie. This is definitely a charactor driven movie, with a lot of conversations and not much action, but the action was well placed and hilarious. There are also small nuances that really develop the charactors further such as when Oliver Platt's charator, Fulvio, spends the night cleaning his kitchen. I found it both warm-hearted and funny and the statement it makes about some peoples need to get out of the rat race of their lives and relax really spoke to me! To the Ocean View! A word to Sandra Bullock fans - she has a very small part in this film and is only in a few scenes, although she is wonderful as always.
Rating: 
Summary: One not so good movie
Review: I hate to see a talent like Liam Neeson wasted. It was here. He plays an undercover agent involved in a undercover sting operation. He almost gets killed due to a deal going bad and he has lost his nerve. His gung-ho bosses want to finish this up and push him to complete the deal. The sound that permeats this movie is the gurgling stomach sound Liam Neeson's character has prior to a bout of diarrhea. I wish I was kidding. Considering he meets his love interest Sandra Bullock while she was administering a Barium enema, indicates that it is a far reach for some humor. There is a reason Liam Neeson's character is being pushed to finish the deal, but he doesn't find this out until the end. It is the typical feel good ending you expect from a comedy, but the amazing thing is that it is also about a bad money laundering deal too. This movie encompasses group therapy, a misfit mafia son-in-law that shoot everything in sight, uptight gay drug lords and a life altering X-ray technician encounter. Unfortunately, in all this too few laughs.
Rating: 
Summary: I didnt enjoy this movie at all.
Review: I must admit that the previews for Gun Shy showed some of the best scenes of the movie. I didn't get any laughs off of this movie. The cast was good (Liam Neeson, Oliver Platt, Sandra Bullock) but to me the story was long and drawn out. I can only recommend that you rent this one first, you might be greatly disappointed if you spend your hard earned dollars on this.
Rating: 
Summary: Almost Perfect
Review: I really would rate this movie with 4 and a half stars rather than just four but anyways. I had read a lot of reviews about this movie before I rented it and I noticed that so many of them were bad reviews. I'm a big Liam Neeson fan and of course he did a great job acting in this movie(like always). I was sad to see that Sandra Bullock didn't have a lot of scenes in this movie, but the scenes she was in were great. I think Liam Neeson, Sandra Bullock, and Oliver Platt as well did a great job acting in this movie. The movie was kind of slow to begin with, but it just got better and better. It seemed you have to listen to almost everything they say in order to get all the funny one-liners (and there are some great ones). If you are not a fan of Liam, Sandra, or Oliver you probably won't like this movie, but if you're a fan of them I think you will enjoy this movie. Not only is the movie a nice, fun film, the music is very much enjoyable. It was nice to see Liam Neeson in a funny movie and Sandra Bullock is always funny, but in this movie she seemed more 'calm'. I think the characters were very deep and Liam, Sandra, and Oliver did a good job at portraying there 'deepness'. Bottom line- This movie is great if you're a fan of the main characters and you like dark, offbeat comedies.
Rating:
Summary: More than meets the eye
Review: I saw this film, knowing very little about it, and was quite rewarded. It is inevitably compared to Groose Pointe Blank, Analyse This, etc., which is not a bad crowd to be in; however, the film stands up very well by virtue of strong performances by Liam Neeson and Oliver Platt, both of whom have a penchant for taking complex characters and making them become believable and engrossing (admittedly, Platt's opening scene is a bit over the top, but he's a good enough actor to get beyond it). What makes this film different from other "therapy" films is the well-wrought friendship that emerges between the two "rivals," who eventually turn their backs on the whole system that sets them in opposition to one another. The film is also the big screen emergence of Eric Blakeney, who has had a long run as a television writer. For a first film, it presents a very mature vision and strong sense of the image/narrative relationship, as well as convincing emotional range. Blakeney is a name we should remember, and look for.
Rating:
Summary: A Surprise
Review: I saw this movie at the video rental and, since I had never heard of it before, assumed it was a flop. Being such a great fan of Liam Neeson, I watched it anyway, and I loved it! The story is very original, with an endearing cast of very human criminals whose facade of cold calculation is quickly demolished. Not your typical Hollywood action comedy, but well worth watching despite, and certainly because of, that.
Rating:
Summary: LOVED IT!
Review: I saw this movie in the video star and looked at for weeks and never picked it up. I finally watched it and all I can say is that I laughed and laughed. I think this is one of the best comedies that I have ever seen, and I am a movie buff. I think that because this movie was more independent than main-stream and not publisized that you didn't prejudge the movie. I am not a Sandra Bullock fan and when I saw that she produced it I prejudged it. The cast was wonderful, a lot of WELL known actors-- even if you don't know their name, I promise you that you will recognize them. This movie was GREAT!
Rating:
Summary: Superb Comedy
Review: If you liked the movies "Defending Your Life" with Meryl Streep
and Albert Brooks; or the classic "Harold and Maude", then you
have the kind of sense of humor needed to enjoy this warm, sad,
funny, serious and engaging movie. It's all about the people.
Sandra Bullock was a hoot in this film; Liam Neeson was superb.
Also in the cast is Mitch Pileggi from the X-Files, Paul Ben-
Victor (The Invisible Man), and Oliver Platt who was charming,
terrifying and hilarious. If you don't know Oliver Platt by name,
as soon as you see him you'll recognize him. He plays a very
convincing mob maniac, but your fears will soon turn into
affection. Oliver is absolutely fantastic, he does a great job
with his character. Whether looking inside the heads of these intense characters
living dangerous lives, or having no idea what they're thinking
while they do the things they do, is what keeps you locked into
this movie. I couldn't miss a minute of it, it is highly entertaining and constantly full of surprises. It's a unique movie, and it goes it's own way. I'm surprised at
the bad reviews posted before mine. I think the folks who
snubbed this film simply didn't get it. That's okay - I think
you'll either love the film or hate it. If you have a taste for
the somewhat unusual and the ability to like the characters, the
"people", it's bound to be a hit with you. If you're more into
The Three Stooges type of humor, this won't work for you. This isn't the kind of comedy that makes you roar out loud -
it's the kind of movie that keeps you smiling the whole time,
thouroughly enjoying the characters, the music, the irony. The opening tune was a tip off of the kind of fun to come,
"Blue Skies For Everyone" done in minor chords like a spooky
Halloween song. This is not a complex film, it is simple and
human and highly entertaining. I loved it. I rarely purchase
films, but this is one I will enjoy seeing again.
Rating:
Summary: Superb Comedy
Review: If you liked the movies "Defending Your Life" with Meryl Streep
and Albert Brooks; or the classic "Harold and Maude", then you
have the kind of sense of humor needed to enjoy this warm, sad,
funny, serious and engaging movie. It's all about the people.
Sandra Bullock was a hoot in this film; Liam Neeson was superb.
Also in the cast is Mitch Pileggi from the X-Files, Paul Ben-
Victor (The Invisible Man), and Oliver Platt who was charming,
terrifying and hilarious. If you don't know Oliver Platt by name,
as soon as you see him you'll recognize him. He plays a very
convincing mob maniac, but your fears will soon turn into
affection. Oliver is absolutely fantastic, he does a great job
with his character. Whether looking inside the heads of these intense characters
living dangerous lives, or having no idea what they're thinking
while they do the things they do, is what keeps you locked into
this movie. I couldn't miss a minute of it, it is highly entertaining and constantly full of surprises. It's a unique movie, and it goes it's own way. I'm surprised at
the bad reviews posted before mine. I think the folks who
snubbed this film simply didn't get it. That's okay - I think
you'll either love the film or hate it. If you have a taste for
the somewhat unusual and the ability to like the characters, the
"people", it's bound to be a hit with you. If you're more into
The Three Stooges type of humor, this won't work for you. This isn't the kind of comedy that makes you roar out loud -
it's the kind of movie that keeps you smiling the whole time,
thouroughly enjoying the characters, the music, the irony. The opening tune was a tip off of the kind of fun to come,
"Blue Skies For Everyone" done in minor chords like a spooky
Halloween song. This is not a complex film, it is simple and
human and highly entertaining. I loved it. I rarely purchase
films, but this is one I will enjoy seeing again.
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