a much malign film and gun shy bet on an increasingly common premise and encapsulate by novelist and comic writer peter david represent cliche can be your friend . many people have blast the film a be a weak retread of the cliche bust humour that find great success in analyze this and grosse pointe blank and the soprano . while gun shy definitely do have some glaring weakness and it do have at least three thing go for it in my mind represent the performance of liam neeson and oliver platt and and some clever edit . i find that neeson strike a terrific balance between present the steely and fearless undercover persona and the shell shock cop underneath . the contrast be play up well and especially in the first scene at the psychiatrist and the scene where charlie be catch between fulvio and the colombian . oliver platt be utterly hilarious a a sadistic leg breaker with a heart of gold and and his portrayal steal the show . i think his portrayal of fulvio have a great deal more realism and sympathy to him than deniro paul viti . platt life could be sweet speech be far more convincing than deniro comical bawling . finally and the editor do a terrific job and play up charlie crumble facade of fearlessness and construct fulvio introduction a simultaneously menace and absurd and and use an odd kind of show and tell technique in the bar scene towards the end . one little point i enjoy be charlie discussion of the undercover lifestyle and which remind me of how the movie rounder offer an insider angle on the psychology and trick involve in gamble . a minor element and but it contribute greatly to my enjoyment of both film . all that say and there be some thing i could have live without . take out the gastrointestinal problem ( and the throwaway romantic subplot it lead into ) and and you would have a much improve film . the essential concept be heavily reminiscent of the three aforementioned flick and and it could have use a bit more focus . a it be and it try hard to work in several comedic and dramatic angle and but only a few come off smoothly . i would recommend it a a light diversion to watch with friend and as even a cursory analysis draw unwelcome comparison to it more successful predecessor . i go in with middling expectation and have a blast the first rental . surprisingly enough and i watch gun shy again with friend after watch analyze this and and i still enjoy it . give it a spin .