For an action film, boasting a body count higher than its IQ isn't always a bad thing. In director and screenwriter Michael Davis's stylish SHOOT ‘EM UP, inventive set pieces, and tongue-in-cheek humor make for fun, fast entertainment. Clive Owen (CHILDREN OF MEN) plays Smith, a man who is minding his own business and chomping on carrots when he is forced to try to save a pregnant woman in trouble. After she is killed, he takes charge, keeping her newborn child safe from a snarling villain (Paul Giamatti, THE ILLUSIONIST). Aided by a prostitute (Monica Belluci, THE BROTHERS GRIMM), Smith shoots his way through the big city as he cradles the baby in his arms.

Davis hails from the same school of thought as fellow directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. Like those filmmakers, Davis doesn't take the medium too seriously, as he pays homage to action classics and peppers the film with playful dialogue and set pieces. This film might not be the standard choice for an Oscar-nominated actor such as Giamatti, but he's clearly enjoying his role as the bad guy, and it's just as much fun for the audience. With SHOOT ‘EM UP, Davis has crafted a movie full of jaw-dropping action sequences sure to please fans of high-energy films from directors such as John Woo.

Thratrical Release: September 7, 2007

Blu-ray Disc Features:

Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English, Spanish
DTS 5.1
DTS 7.1
Subtitles - English, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentary
Behind the Scenes:
1. Ballet of Bullets - The Making of SHOOT 'EM UP
2. Michael Davis' Original Animatics with Optional Commentary
Trailers:
1. Theatrical Trailer
2. Addictive Re-mix Trailer
3. Red Band Trailer

Clive Owen: British actor, CLOSER
Paul Giamatti: 
Monica Bellucci: Italian actress, MALENA, UNDER SUSPICION
Stephen McHattie: American Actor

Michael Davis: Screenwriter

Don Murphy: Producer
Susan Montford: Producer, SHOOT 'EM UP
Rick Benattar: Producer, SHOOT 'EM UP

Michael Davis: Screenwriter

Paul Haslinger: Composer, UNDERWORLD (2003)

3 stars out of 5 -- "A bold, brash blast of a movie....Davis' script has a wicked glint in its eye..."
3 stars out of 5 -- "See SHOOT 'EM UP for the affectionate sendup it is, and you won't be able to wipe the grin off your face."
4 stars out of 5 -- "[S]howcasing genuine invention and pitch-black wit, as well as two eye-catching leads..."
"Paul Giamatti, as the villain, has just the right feral sadistic sweatiness, and he does great..." -- Grade: B+
"[T]he best thing about the fast-edited, grittily designed SHOOT 'EM UP is probably Paul Giammati as bad guy Hertz....His lipsmacking, beard-stroking, spectacle-winking, indomitable mania is one of the great pleasures of the film..."