Gun Shy (2000)

I'll tell you why so serious

i must have seen a different film!!

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

These are the day to day events of peoples lives, the characters are out there, you've met them, you just don't know it and they just don't show it. 'Charlie' Liam Neeson doesn't convince 'Fulvio's' Oliver Platt step-father to invest in the soy bean market, he just convinces him to put the money in up in order to double it, in which he takes out a little insurance with a crooked DEA agent to guarantee it and the bowel movements 'Charlie can't control' are no such thing. They have a tendency to turn up when he feels he's in danger or relief, of just scraping through another 'would be c*ck up', almost not going to plan. Think about it, your life isn't that eventful, but, take several and intertwine them and the events throughout the day, night and week would be non stop, even if you weren't on hand to witness each persons activities, that doesn't mean they don't happen, that's the point of the group therapy session, to paint a picture of their background menaces in which they all seem to find in the work place, 'Charlie' included. 'Charlie' thinks he's cracking up, beginning to doubt himself and thinks he's losing his edge, what he doesn't realise is, all he needs is a pat on the back and a push in the right direction, that's where 'Judy Tipp' (Sandra Bullock) comes in, she puts his life to one side (which is something he can't do) and focuses on the man and tells him you are still the man you always were. You got to understand,people aren't people, I mean they aren't themselves generally, some friends may think they know you and likewise, but, what they only know are your characteristics and your preferences, but, not the real you, therefore, there's YOU and then person the world sees. This is what 'Charlie' is trying to desperately to keep together and his bowel movements are the tightrope between the two, never letting him forget it. The only way any person will see the real you and the only way your going to show them and let go completely and allow them to do this is if you trust, (in his case) love and have 100% faith in them. That's what it's about faith. You need to have faith in your actions, decisions, the people you choose to be around you and yourself or nothing will ever work out. Fidel had faith in Estuvio, Estuvio had faith in Fidel, a lot of people had faith in Charlie (His boss, Fulvio,Fidel), Charlie had faith in Judy, Judy had faith in herself, Fulvio had faith in himself to get out of the lifestyle (that's why he grew his tomatoes), Helvenshaw had faith in the system (his intentions were crooked, but he still had faith), Fidel and Estuvio's dream was to be together, Charlie's was the ocean view, Judy's was to remain happy, Fulvio's was to be someone HE liked, Bennett's was to be wealthy and the therapy groups was to change the monotonous, predictable, soundtrack to their lives You see in order to have faith you need a dream or a plan to sustain it, not everyone, but most. Every critic is screaming from the rooftops, about how there's no plot, but that's just it, there is no plot to life, yet how it's fused is brilliant,everybody wants something, money, happiness, peace and quiet, but in order to get it, you got to have faith, that's the point, you want a plot go watch a bond movie.

I love this movie! I must have watched it at least 20 times - and it doesn't get old! Oliver Platt is brilliant as the downtrodden would-be mobster - gruff and domineering, yet extremely likable. Liam Neeson plays the 'once incredibly capable and now a quivering bundle of flatulence' undercover agent with finesse - and the situations he finds himself in are ludicrous and hilarious. Sandra Bullock is,as always, gorgeous, and in this film, very understated as the love interest, giving her an edge I haven't seen in her work before. The soundtrack scores well too, as any would that includes Tom Waits and music of a similar ilk. Definitely one for those who like their comedy with a good twisting tale. Suspend disbelief and enjoy the journey, it's a blast!

Where'd this film come from and how come it took me til now to see it??? It's a comic masterpiece, hard laughs from start to finish, a wry satire of the tough guy genre. Great cast, especially Liam Neeson who shows a remarkable comic flair. Kudos for that, no doubt, belong to the director (who also wrote it), who assembled a remarkably colorful group of actors and fashioned one of the funniest ensemble performances I've ever seen on the screen, a comedy that unfolds with a paradoxically poetic visual style that keeps you howling even when the actors aren't speaking. Does for James Bond what Strangelove did for the Doomsday Thriller. My advice, if you're the sort who appreciates intelligent satire and understands that pop culture garbage like "How I Met Your Mother" isn't at all funny; get a copy asap, make some popcorn, take the phone off the hook and put aside enough time to watch it twice (you will). One last question; where's the darn sequel???

My wife and I had never heard of this one. We happened to see the summary on the TV "satellite summary screen" and were intrigued. With the cast list containing both Liam Neeson and Sandra Bullock we though we could give it a try.We nearly turned this one off after the first 30 minutes. We commented that it was no wonder we'd never heard of it before. I was personally worried this would be another Bullock movie like Hangmen, a TRULY horrific flick, but that's another story.At the beginning the plot was all over the place. But the acting was good and soon after this we both started liking the characters. By the end we were both happy we stuck it out. The movie isn't about the guns and violence. Very nice for a change.This movie could help folks get a little perspective on their lives.