- Release Date: 2000
- Runtime: 101 min
- Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
- Starring: Liam Neeson, Oliver Platt, José Zúñiga, Michael DeLorenzo ... see all
- Director: Eric Blakeney
- Plot: An undercover DEA agent almost gets killed, and to continue with his mission he needs to attend group therapy.
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Within the great adversities of life, this flick wittingly demonstrates that good film making will get you to laugh under the most dire of circumstances!
Aug 05, 2006
paz1369 - imdb.com
Aug 05, 2006paz1369 - imdb.com
Gun Shy is apt title! This underrated comedy, will put a smile on your face,despite any insanities we'd project as insurmountable odds that you & I may sometime end up facing! I found it well written, with appropriate zingers that I... Full review
Slapstick Mixed with Psychology
Feb 27, 2006
gradyharp - imdb.com
Feb 27, 2006gradyharp - imdb.com
GUN SHY is a peculiar movie, one that purports to have a significant storyline but one that splinters ideas all over the place, leaving the viewer wondering what all the fuss is about. 'Charlie' Mayeaux (Liam Neeson) is a bummed out... Full review
Stressed out
Feb 06, 2006
jotix100 - imdb.com
Feb 06, 2006jotix100 - imdb.com
No wonder Charlie, the man at the center of the film is suffering from the pressures of his job. He has too many things to worry about and all his problems affects his stomach functions producing funny noises at the worst... Full review
A brilliantly scripted, original and funny film.
May 10, 2004
Jono van Hest - imdb.com
May 10, 2004Jono van Hest - imdb.com
Gunshy (Gun Shy in the US) is a brilliantly scripted, original and funny film. With great performances by Liam Neason as well as some of his supports, writer / director Eric Blakeney has managed to realise and create one of the... Full review
Brilliant but poor marketing...
May 02, 2004
b_blakeney - imdb.com
May 02, 2004b_blakeney - imdb.com
This gem hit box offices in 2000, though there's a large chance that you were sick the day it was in theaters.. Disney mistakenly bills this as a Sandra Bullock romantic- comedy, which it isn't... If you want to see Sandra... Full review
And You Thought You Had It Tough?
Apr 11, 2002
fabfemfatale - imdb.com
Apr 11, 2002fabfemfatale - imdb.com
Stress. It comes in many shapes and sizes, to many totally different people. Liam's character, Charlie was stressed to the max, but who wouldn't be, if your life is always on the line because of your chosen profession. Working for DEA,... Full review
I had a lot of fun
Aug 19, 2001
DeNo-5 - imdb.com
Aug 19, 2001DeNo-5 - imdb.com
The movie has a crazy touch. The cutting may sometimes be a little confusing, but it serves the purpose. I did not know what to expect when I started looking. Was this a dark, depressing thing or a comedy? It was... Full review
great sublime satire...
Feb 21, 2001
tripperM - imdb.com
Feb 21, 2001tripperM - imdb.com
what is wrong with this film? absolutely nothing. the story is MORE believable than analyze this to which this has been compared but there is no comparison-they're both great movies in there own right and totally different genres. analyze this is... Full review
Bad Bad Bad !!
May 14, 2008
sdu_wai - yahoo.com
May 14, 2008sdu_wai - yahoo.com
Std boring sandra bullock movie. Simply used sandra bullock as a selling point. Low cost production! Stupid movie... meaningless story... (same as 28 days) ... dxnm !... Full review
I was looking forward to it but very disappointed
May 14, 2008
uncledansdesign - yahoo.com
May 14, 2008uncledansdesign - yahoo.com
According to the reviews I read here and on ****.com it looked like my kind of movie. I was very disappointed in the movie. I did watch it all the way through but never really got to a point where it... Full review
News
'Gun Shy'comedy-thriller backfires
sfgate.com –
2000-03-31
THE MOBSTER-IN-therapy sub-genre is in danger of eating itself, and Eric Blakeney's befuddled "Gun Shy" isn't sure what to make of it, either. With Liam Neeson as a DEA agent on the couch, the comedy bears a passing resemblance to... ... Full Article
In this action-laced comedy, a cop on the verge of a nervous breakdown finds love at the least convenient time. Charlie Mayo (Liam Neeson) is an undercover agent with the DEA who was nearly killed when a sting set up... ... Full Article
"Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities" (First Run) -- Documentarian Monika Treut takes viewers on a gender-bending trip to San Francisco to explore the "cyborg" subculture -- people who alter their bodies and minds with new technologies and chemistry in... ... Full Article
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Another Analyze This ? I think not. Gun Shy , from first-time director Erik Blakeney, is a seriously confused movie. It never makes up its mind whether it wants to be a wacky mafia comedy, a bizarre character study or... ... Full Article


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