James Smith
Within minutes of watching this movie, before the credits finished rolling, I could tell it had been written and directed by the same person.The writer had come up with what they obviously thought was a great idea, and no director was going to tell them they were wrong.I'm not sure how they convinced such big names as Liam Neesom and Sandra Bullock to star - maybe it looked better on paper?To begin with, (spoiler alert) having the main character sitting on the floor of the airport toilet interacting with imaginary people isn't a phobia or post traumatic stress syndrome - it's insanity.How is he able to magically distinguish between the phantom and real situations of his world? How can he function at all in the real world?Having the psychiatrist sitting next to him on the plane is a coincidence of biblical proportions. What's worse, is that the psychiatrist asks him if he is OK. Wouldn't it be more realistic for the psych to keep his head down - unless he is so unsuccessful he is flying around, trolling for new patients. Think Fawlty Towers and the psychiatrist episode with a Basil Fawlty bouncing up and down outside the psychiatrists room - their response - we are on holidays.Once the titles confirmed this was written and directed by the same person, and based on how bad the beginning was, I turned it off.Pinot recommended at all.
mustican
Reviews on Gun Shy might be slightly misleading to me especially people with the same movie taste with me, as I don't think Gun Shy should get full stars or marks. I think it was just an okay film with lots of up and down moments. What I mean with that is it was not a gripping film from start to end.(Gives opportunity to people who likes to doze off in movies) Gun Shy tells us the story of an undercover DEA AGENT(Liam Neeson)who is almost killed by gangsters. He only wants to retire but reluctantly accepts a final job. Being stressed up he starts therapy and he also meets with a quirky nurse(Sandra Bullock)whom he falls for in another treatment.Meanwhile, his final case brings him into contact with Fulvio Nesstra(Oliver Platt)an insanely violent mobster with a surprisingly tender side. Fulvio's secret passion is his failing tomato garden.Liam Neeson and most of the cast look uncomfortable and lost in their roles. I only found Sandra Bullock better than the rest only in terms of acting not producing part.Contains frequent strong language, scenes of a sexual nature and some strong violence. ** out of *****
gvit-2
So ban me from IMDb for spoiling about the true star. In the long run,this film will make it's way to the Top Comedy list, believe me. Well written, well acted, a bit slow in the editing. And the direction should have paced the scenes with more tempo. But generally one can say it's a true comedy film, not a movie. Either it was the recording or the mixing and maybe it's only the mastering - the ONLY negative is that it sounds lousy. Maybe it's just my DVD copy. The sound will never win an Oscar. But please ignore the comments and votes from the anally sensitive. This is a wonderful story and deserves to be seen and talked about.
Knox Bronson
I was half-enjoying this movie on cable TV until we got to the scene where Liam (who is apparently a chronic farter in the movie) is getting some kind of enema action from Sandra Bullock ... she has some squeeze-bulb action going on ... and the music playing is "It's a Man's World" by James Brown ... this is an abomination. It is blasphemy. It is a crime. What unbelievable bad taste. Imagine that, coming out of Hollywood.i don't have much more to say, but I guess IMDb doesn't allow short, succinct posts. so blah blah blah watched the Cockettes documentary today, found a great andy warhol superstar website, played with new kitties, cooked dinner ... this should fill it out enough ...and I hope the children of the man responsible for putting James Brown in a Sandra Bullock enema scene live in interesting times.
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