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- 2006
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
- 2006
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
Summary American Gun is a powerful series of interwoven storylines that bring to light how the proliferation of guns in America dramatically affects and shapes the every day lives of its citizens. (IFC Films)
Directed By: Aric Avelino
Written By: Steven Bagatourian, Aric Avelino
- 2006
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
- 2006
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
American Gun
48
7.3
Summary American Gun is a powerful series of interwoven storylines that bring to light how the proliferation of guns in America dramatically affects and shapes the every day lives of its citizens. (IFC Films)
Directed By: Aric Avelino
Written By: Steven Bagatourian, Aric Avelino
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
48
29% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
57% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
14% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
48
29% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
57% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
14% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
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.
While this is not exactly a hopeful movie, it's a polished exercise in the kind of social commentary that can wake people up.
The last act of American Gun is quite possibly one of the most ridiculous and forced dramatic twists I've seen in years.
All of the stories are conceived as ongoing plights, and have no third act. Which would be an improvement on Haggis's hyperbolic civics lesson if Avelino had the chops to master realism and embrace ambivalence. The acting is pro enough to keep your blood up, but the reverb is minimal.
The film is haphazardly structured, undercutting its potential power.
A painfully earnest but dramatically inert film.
This is "Crash" with gun violence substituted for racism, although the tone of director–co-writer Aric Avelino's debut feature may be closer to one of those pious public-safety films that used to be shown to schoolchildren in order to frighten them out of potential bad behavior.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
7.3
50% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
38% Mixed
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3 Ratings
13% Negative
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1 Rating
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
7.3
50% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
38% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
13% Negative
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Production Company
IFC Films,
Participant,
Spirit Dance Entertainment
Release Date Mar 22, 2006
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline One nation under fire.
Website
http://americangun-movie.com/
Awards
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 3 Nominations
