kai ringler
let's see we've had bang bang you're dead,, elephant,, and now American Gun.. the best performance i thought in this one was of the Principal,, Forest whitaker,, he did a great job.. Marcia Gay Harden did pretty well to i might add,, Nikki Reed plays yet another girl that teases,, except this time she's not as trashy as usual. Donald Sutherland plays the gun shop owner.. this is a tale of 4 different , or maybe 5 different people's point's of view,, it's a complicated web,, sometimes very hard to follow,, i mean yeah you can put 2 and 2 together in this one,, but in order to do that you gotta figure out the timeline of when the events actually occurred.. quentin Tarantino would be proud of all of the scene jumbling in this one. basically you got a school shooting that has apparently already happened,, a principal trying to stop the violence in school,, a smart kid who feels the need to hide a gun on school property.. a mother who is ostracized for not knowing that her son was capable of wiping out students and teachers. a cop who arrived to late to save anyone,, a gun shop owner, who apparently sold the kid the gun,, or maybe his parents,, it was never really explained in the movie.. you got the brother of the shooter, who falls for this little tease... nikki reed, you got neighbors outraged that the mother and the other boy still live in the neighborhood,, fascinating film,,,
jdranetz
Not to be confused with a 2002 movie starring James Coburn.This is an insult to him, and his last piece of work!!! Movies have to have unique names! Is that so difficult. I'm giving a bad rating just for this fact! Aren't there enough words in our vocabulary?It really does a disservice to the earlier film of the same title if it is not a remake.It's confusing for the viewer and may take away potential income from the previous film.SAG requires all actors to have unique names, why not the same with movie titles? Is it so difficult, Richard Dean Anderson had to stick the "Dean" in because of the existence of Richard Anderson, known by many as Oscar Goldman on Six Million Dollar Man. Let us not forget Bill Macy from "Maude" and "The Jerk", still a cut up in his 80's, , and William H. Macy frequent David Manet collaborator. Jeff Dranetz
zackeus83
Forest Whitaker, Marcia Gay Harden, Chris Marquette, and Tony Goldwyn give outstanding performances, but they could not save the abrupt ending and need for more closure in this film. It helped that Harden, Marquette and Goldwyn were given the strongest storyline in the film. Whitaker's did not fully develop, and its big finish was lackluster and left me wanting more. The storyline between Donald Sutherland and Linda Cardellini was the most disappointing of all. There was no significant change or resolution to make the viewer feel as if the movie was really over. "American Gun" does an adequate job of arguing for stricter gun control, but there are a few major flaws to that argument that present themselves, leaving the viewer confused about what to think. Worth seeing, but don't expect to be WOWed. I'm willing to bet there are better movies out there about how guns affect American society.
rdstr900
I disagree with the people who think that nothing sticks out in this movie.I saw it and was amazed at some of the things that were said and shown.Sure, there may have been some exaggerated intensity, but isn't that sometimes necessary to prove a point.Do you think that the real lives of people who have to carry guns to school, are robbed at gun point, or live a threatened life are calm, relaxed, or peaceful? No. Those lives can be full of anxiety, violence, and much intensity!I think this movie provides a great view of something that is ripping apart our society before our very eyes.Hats off to the film makers!
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