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  • 2000
  • R
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2000
  • R
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 41 m

Summary On the verge of a career-induced mental breakdown, and in complete fear of trigger-happy Mafia leader Fulvio Nesstra (Platt), undercover DEA agent Charlie Mayough (Neeson) seeks psychiatric help and finds himself relying on the support of an unstable therapy group and nurse Judy (Bullock) just to get through his work. (Hollywood Picture...

Directed By: Eric Blakeney

Written By: Eric Blakeney

  • 2000
  • R
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2000
  • R
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 41 m

Gun Shy

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 20 Critic Reviews
42
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 19 User Ratings
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Summary On the verge of a career-induced mental breakdown, and in complete fear of trigger-happy Mafia leader Fulvio Nesstra (Platt), undercover DEA agent Charlie Mayough (Neeson) seeks psychiatric help and finds himself relying on the support of an unstable therapy group and nurse Judy (Bullock) just to get through his work. (Hollywood Picture...

Directed By: Eric Blakeney

Written By: Eric Blakeney

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 20 Critic Reviews
42
25% Positive
5 Reviews
35% Mixed
7 Reviews
40% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 20 Critic Reviews
42
25% Positive
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35% Mixed
7 Reviews
40% Negative
8 Reviews

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90
One of the most subtle and inspired comedies you'll see this year.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
65
Thanks to the first-time filmmaker's attention to character, Gun Shy is worth at least a shot at a matinee.
By Kevin Maynard FULL REVIEW
50
Blakeney can't decide if this is a quirky romantic comedy or a quirky mob essay, and you can see the movie thinking itself into a rhythmless hole with cement shoes.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
40
Neeson might as well have phoned this one in.
By John Hartl FULL REVIEW
30
Gun Shy can't rise on wobbly legs, and its real potential is lost for good.
By Tom Keogh FULL REVIEW
25
Blakeney's script contains more hackneyed dialogue and misfired jokes per minute than would seem possible, and the result embarrasses every actor in it.
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW
0
A half hour in and still, the plot, tone, and setting are incomprehensible.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 19 User Ratings
8.3
79% Positive
15 Ratings
11% Mixed
2 Ratings
11% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 19 User Ratings
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11% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Production Company Hollywood Pictures, Fortis Films
Release Date Feb 4, 2000
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating R
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Tagline The Agency's best has a bad case of nerves.
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