Gun Shy (2000)

24% of critics liked it
(42 reviews)
38% of users liked it
(4,952 ratings)

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 to nail a gang of drug dealers went horribly wrong. The accident left Charlie… More 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 to nail a gang of drug dealers went horribly wrong. The accident left Charlie shaken, and he's gone into therapy to hold himself together as he struggles through one final case before retiring. Charlie's superior (Mitch Pileggi) has set him up on another undercover assignment as he tries to bring in two Colombian drug kingpins and a low-level Mafiosi with delusions of grandeur (Oliver Platt). As Charlie makes his way through therapy, he's referred to a nurse (Sandra Bullock) interested in New Age healing techniques; now he has love on his mind as he tries to keep himself out of harm's way under increasingly dangerous circumstances. Gun Shy marked the feature directorial debut of television veteran Eric Blakeney. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By: Eric Blakeney
Written By: Eric Blakeney
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Feb 4, 2000 Wide
On DVD: Oct 30, 2001

Critic Reviews

(CNN.com) Paul Clinton, CNN.com
Not only is the script incomprehensible, the film wasn't edited or directed -- it was crammed into a Cuisinart.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
A half hour in and still, the plot, tone, and setting are incomprehensible.
Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz
Gun Shy is worth at least a shot at a matinee.
Bob Thomas, Associated Press
He (Eric Blakeney) shows real promise with clever dialogue and plotting, and especially with creating a gallery of intriguing characters.
Eric Harrison, Los Angeles Times
The movie is marred by an overreliance on unfunny bathroom gags.
Tom Keogh, Film.com
Gun Shy can't rise on wobbly legs.
Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
Sure it falls apart right at the end--but up until that point it's a gem of an underrated comedy.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
[Gun Shy is] not boring as much as it's...forgettable.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A quirky comedy about middle-aged burnout.

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Dean M

This inane, confused comedy rambles in circles until the climax, where it all but disintegrates before my eyes.
Steve K

Narcosleepy!
Leigh R

I liked it.
Bill C

Starts out with good intentions and good acting trips on one cliche and a pitfalls and then compounds the failures until the ending is so cliche you feel use-ed.
Sunil J

WOW. Amazingly boring.