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Andy Lauer, Liam Neeson, Mary McCormack

Gun Shy had the misfortune to come along after several other "killer pursues therapy" movies/TV shows (Grosse Pointe Blank, Analyze This, The Sopranos); in this case, it's ...( read more  read more... )a DEA agent and not a Mafioso, but that wasn't enough to keep it from getting swept aside. Liam Neeson (Schindler's List, Rob Roy) plays Charlie, a government undercover agent whose last mission got botched, resulting in his partner's death. But the DEA isn't willing to let him get out early; clinging to his fantasy of a seaside retirement home, Charlie agrees to one more mission, even though he's convinced that the New York City gangster he's investigating will kill him. On his flight to the city, he meets a psychiatrist who encourages him to join a group therapy session. Meanwhile, it turns out that the gangster Fulvio, played by busy character actor Oliver Platt (Funny Bones, Bulworth), is equally miserable with his career. Curiously, Neeson and Platt both seem initially miscast--Neeson exudes a solid imperturbability, and Platt comes off as too soft to be really threatening--but over the course of the movie, their performances become increasingly compelling, perhaps because they are cast against type. Their neuroses, which initially seem like weak gags, start feeling genuine and sad. Gun Shy is marketed as a comedy, but its strength is in the truth of its characters. Sandra Bullock (who also produced the film) has a small role as a gastroenterologist with whom Charlie falls in love. --Bret Fetzer

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R, 102 min.

Directed by: Eric Blakeney

Release Date: February 4, 2000

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DVD Release Date: October 30, 2001

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  • Beefy
    November 11, 2007
    Beefy
    Narcosleepy!
  • dreamfaeries
    November 7, 2006
    dreamfaeries
    I liked it.
  • Fragglefreak
    February 28, 2009
    Fragglefreak
    WOW. Amazingly boring.
  • FutureMrsNeeson
    September 4, 2009
    FutureMrsNeeson
    Liam Neeson is in it so I NEED 2 SEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • johancolliander2
    June 28, 2009
    johancolliander2
    Kinda good, kinda funny, got some really funny stuff but it is not awesome
  • deano
    June 5, 2009
    deano
    This inane, confused comedy rambles in circles until the climax, where it all but disintegrates before my eyes.
  • helwigs
    June 3, 2009
    helwigs
    FREAKING HILARIOUS! Oliver Platt is always funny and the fact that Paul Ben-Victor is in it only gives it more bonus points.
  • mstweety620
    October 12, 2008
    mstweety620
    Quote: (SB) Same Shit, Different Asshole
  • aswinwilliam
    September 21, 2008
    aswinwilliam
    entertaining film and funny
  • ALiamNeesonFansince19992008
    February 18, 2008
    ALiamNeesonFansince19992008
    LOVE THIS MOVIE! HOT!

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