Hawk's Babble-Log

Directed by: Michael Davis
Starring: Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, and Monica Bellucci.

The name of this movie says it all! And I knew I wanted to see it as soon as I saw the billboard. I didn’t even see a preview. All I knew was: 1) starred Clive Owen, 2) starred Paul Giamatti, and 3) is called “Shoot ‘em Up!” And that’s good enough for me.

Now, if you get queasy watching people get shot or blown away, then this is not the movie for you. If you get annoyed that there is a gun shot between every other sentence, then don’t see this movie. And if you do see it, be prepared to learn what Mr. Hero really hates, because he’s going to tell you whether you want to hear it or not.

A possible alternative for the name would have been, “Body Count”. It seems that there are an endless number of bad guys who are just begging to get shot. And they’re all really, really bad shots!

Our Mr. Hero, on the other hand, is one bad-ass mofo who kicks ass all over the place. He kicks ass effortlessly, even while doing other things such as helping pregnant women give birth… and even having sex.

I laughed my ass off through this movie. I thought it was great. Why? Because it doesn’t take itself seriously. For example. when our Mr. Hero escapes from a huge batch of bad guys, the lead bad guy says, “My god, do we really suck, or is he really that good?!” Which I thought was one of the best lines in the whole movie.

I’ll probably buy it when it comes out. Sigh… You know… It’s tough to find such high quality fantastic fun gratuitous violence these days. Well done, Michael Davis, and keep it fun! Give me more! More!