HIT-MAN Mr Smith (Clive Owen) is forced to save a pregnant stranger from villainous Hertz (Paul Giamatti) and his pistol-wielding henchmen.
The mother is killed in the crossfire and Smith goes on the run with the infant, which he christens Oliver, after Dickens's orphan.
Unable to care for the baby, Smith seeks out feisty prostitute Donna Quintana (Monica Bellucci), known as DQ. Armed to the polished teeth with snappy one-liners, Smith goes on the run with them in tow, leaving bullet-riddled corpses in his wake.
As long as you put your brain into neutral, Shoot 'Em Up is a rip-roaring roller-coaster ride with a very dark sense of humour. Owen plays his rough and ready shooter with just the right amount of charm and wit, while Oscar-winning special effects co-ordinator Colin Chilvers indulges director Michael Davis's penchant for exaggerated carnage.
Rating: 3/5
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