cutesd First, I need to make one thing abundantly clear, this movie is the definition of over-the-top. Nothing in this film is intended to be believable on any level. So if you like action films that have a lot of depth and realism ... this is not your film. But if you can buy in to what this film is selling you are in for one hell of a wild ride. The fight scenes are extremely creative and well choreographed, it's really well acted, it has a decent plot, and best of all it doesn't take itself seriously.Do yourself a favor, put your logical brain on snooze for 90 minutes and enjoy!

Mr-Fusion It's meant as a compliment that "Shoot 'Em Up" is one of the strangest movies I've seen in a long time. For its first 30 minutes or so, it's clearly going for a mix of Woo and Tarantino, and Clive Owen has more than one whacked-out way of ending someone. I kept thinking of Jason Statham in "The Transporter". But after a while that gimmick really gets old, and I blame the paper-shredder editing style for taking all the enjoyment out of things. At a certain point, it just becomes an assault on the sense, and this is before the aerial firefight while falling from a plane. There's no masking the disappointment on this one; it should've been a lot more fun. 4/10

Christian Stauffer This film has an incredibly stupid story, it's like something a 12 year old would write when attempting to create an action film. The story is simplistic, the characters make no sense, the action scenes are completely over the top and the lines are as cheesy as a swiss fondue. This is by no means a good film. But if you want to be entertained by nonstop funny action, this is the place to go. If you're looking for a stupid action film, this is one of the best. It doesn't even try to be anything else, and I like that.Get this film, and save it for a night when you just want to be entertained.

eddie052010 Art. There are many forms of it (eg film, music, video games), and many like to display their art in many particular manners, whether it would be subtle or obvious and mainly good or bad. There are many people who are considered artists, and whether their individual art is good or bad is up to interpretation. Very rarely however do I feel that someone's artistic vision shouldn't be expressed at all. Sure, there are many bad films, songs, video games, literature and so on, but that isn't what I am talking about. Sure, they may be abysmal, but it's their artistic vision, and more often than not, there is at least some sort of appeal for it, as someone else may find something worth merit in that vision. No, the kind of art that I'm discussing is not only bad, but evil minded. Art that is not only lacking in redeeming feature, but also morality, as it has an evil viewpoints that will make you question what the artist behind the art was thinking, and how anybody could enjoy it. That is definitely the case here. Shoot 'Em Up at first may look like a light-hearted action movie and being a tribute to silly 80's action movies and Looney Tunes cartoons. What it actually is however, is an evil-minded film, full of poor characterization, action, constant sadism and questionable ideas.The plot is that a hit-man named Smith is trying to protect a baby, after witnessing it's mother get killed, from an evil hit-man. Along the way, he teams up with a prostitute who will mother the baby, and both will experience an adventure involving guns, carrots and corrupt politicians. While my description of the plot may make it sound like a fun popcorn feature enjoyed on a Friday night with friends, it isn't at all. The film isn't self-aware at all and it takes itself way too seriously, trying to make serious points about important issues like gun control and government cover-ups. It seriously doesn't work as these issues are in the background most of the time and when it is brought up, it is about as subtle as a punch to the stomach. Honestly, Michael Moore is watching this and saying that this isn't subtle enough.The film is mostly humorless throughout because of it, feels very tiresome. This means that many over-the-top moments that should be silly come of as sadistic and pervy, including a scene where the villain hit-man (Paul Giamatti - how much did they pay you to star in this?) feels up the dead mother and sniffs her breasts or where he burns the legs of the prostitute character with his gun. This may seem jokey and playful to the creators, but it is flat out gross here, and it makes you question the taste of those who enjoyed this.The action isn't very good either, as it lacks imagination. I understand that it pays tribute to 80's and John Woo action movies, but that doesn't defend the movie's lazy action. Many of these action scenes (eg Smith flying in the air, crashing into cars and jumping into the middle of a spiral staircase and killing the bad guys surrounding him) have been done countless times before and often better. It doesn't help that the action lacks any sort of tension. Sure, it is pretty obvious in many of Schwarzenegger's and Stallone's action movies who will win the fights, but at least the heroes and villains are fairly matched, as they play soldiers and usually fight cops or soldiers. Here though, it is unfairly matched, as Smith is a person who has been an expert at shooting from childhood and he is facing hit men who couldn't even hit the wrong side of the barn, even though they are working for a Senator. This is mainly highlighted in a scene where Smith manages to kill a van load of bad guys, despite only being armed with a pistol and having crashed through the front window of said van, and the bad guys are armed with machine guns. There are also many little things that will bug you. Many scenes are shot in the dark, many of the one-liners aren't funny due to the movie's straight face and there are mainly little plot holes as well (ie why doesn't Smith hand this baby in to an orphanage to look after it rather than bringing it along to increasingly dangerous shootouts). All of this also ruins the movie's very few good points. Some of the acting is good, (even if Paul Giamitti is John Trovolta Battlefield Earth levels of hammy) and I liked the idea of it being a live action Looney Tunes. However, all of Smith's gunplay with carrots still doesn't erase the memory of a dead woman being felt up a few scenes earlier. It may justify this movie's loose structure (being a series of bits like a series of short cartoons) but not much else. Overall, this is one of the worst action movies ever made and is one of the most evil films of all time. Sure, it has some good ideas, and some redeeming features, but this is a terrible movie that should be avoided at all costs. Don't watch this movie as it is an evil film, and if you have, shame on you. I don't mean to be rude but by watching this, you have encouraged these people to make more of this and reduce film from a credible art form to something truly hideous. That is how bad this film is. I rest my case.