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48 out of 100

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5.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    Aric Avelino shows an almost tender restraint in his story-telling, not pounding us with a message but simply looking steadily at how guns have made these lives difficult.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Felix Vasques Jr.
    60
    The last act of American Gun is quite possibly one of the most ridiculous and forced dramatic twists I've seen in years.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    It turns out the stories don't unite at all. Instead, we get a series of dramatic vignettes, most of them decently executed but all of them rooted in the weepy sensibility of TV movies.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. DarkM.
    7
    Sure it has the "Crash"-esque feel, but it's not as bad as everyone seems to make it out to be. It's not like Hollywood has NEVER had similar movies come out at the same time, so give it a chance. Some fine performances, noteably Forest Whitaker, Marcia Gay Harden and Chris Marquette.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. Sam
    5
    There are three words that came to mind when I saw this movie, "Crash", "Rip", and "Off".
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  3. Jake
    2
    It's a terrible movie, but the message just pisses me off. Have you ever seen a gun unlock itself out of a cabinet, jump off a shelf, all by itself, and go out and shoot someone? I haven't, you know why? It's the people that choose to kill the people, not the guns.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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