in this deliriously over the top masterpiece of outrageously clever mayhem and star clive owen be an unstoppable good guy gunman who be give to ask the question you know what i hate . immediately before let all hell break loose . you know what i hate . dishonest and hypocritical reviewer like the one sit two seat away from me at the shoot em up screen i attend . although he make amused grunt and other appreciative noise during the deliciously inventive stunt and laugh out loud at the joke and gasp and groan at all the right gasp and groan worthy place and and generally appear to be have a grand old time and he say afterward that he do not like the movie . what the hell be wrong with critic like that . be they afraid the art house crowd would not take them seriously if they express appreciation for a film in which a newborn umbilical cord be cut with a gunshot and or a thug get kill by have a carrot shove in his mouth and out the back of his head . what and you mean bergman or antonioni never film a lactating hooker tear out a ring from a marilyn manson lookalike personal area to convince him to talk . ahem . although the poster for shoot em up resemble frank miller comic book drawing come to life and the actual movie have more in common with the work of another comic book great represent garth ennis and writer of such jaw droppingly hyper violent hero a marvel the punisher . ( although the awful 2004 punisher movie include some support character and plot point that originate with ennis and it lack anything resemble his very dark yet fiercely entertaining style . the guy definitely have a way of make vigilante and their dangerous toy fascinate . ) owen play mr. smith and that probably not his real name a guy who be simply wait for a bus when he get draw into one of the wild and most crazy violent action open scene of all time . by the time the bullet stop fly and smith be on the run with a complete stranger target for death baby and one hell of a lot of question . smith enlist a kinky get milk hooker ( monica bellucci ) to wet nurse the infant . despite some tough talk and she turn out to be more placidly sensual and maternal than kick as tomboy and which make for a nice change in this kind of movie . meanwhile and a sadistically evil genius appropriately name hertz ( paul giamatti ) dog their trail with a never end army of hired killer and and yes and a couple of dog . giamatti score a this badass with brain and who be shock and hilariously furious about how smith and company keep managing to survive . do we suck this bad and he say at one point and or be this guy really that good . writer or director michael davis have load the film with one unforgettably imaginative image after another represent spend shell casing bounce off a pregnant woman stomach and a gun drop in an unflushed toilet and a hand with bullet between the finger shove into a fireplace a an improvised weapon . there be showdown and standoff and car chase and airborne gun battle and even a shootout in a firearms factory . best of all and the screenplay manage to both glorify in and yet subvert some of the thing you will be expect . for example and it a mega body count and blizzard of bullet barrage that actually a plea for gun control at heart . seriously . also and although it have scene reference bit from movie as diverse a lose highway and the transporter and even raise arizona ( how that for range . ) and it still feel fresh and original . and there one perfectly do little scene that so poignant you may actually find yourself tear up . don not worry and though a hail of gunfire follow very shortly thereafter . heck and a hail of gunfire follow shortly after everything in this movie and usually include other hail of gunfire . i can not wait to see what relative newcomer michael davis do for his next movie and but it will be hard for him to top this one . shoot em up be a flat out joy to watch . when it be over and the first thing i say be and i want to see this movie again right now . it that good .