Gun Shy
Seen it?2000 | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 26% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 47% audience score and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for anyone fascinated by the criminal underworld and anyone who loves trying to stay one step ahead. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal. Same wavelength as True Romance.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Moves at a clip, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
- Skip it if you prefer quiet, talky stories.
Legendary undercover DEA agent Charlie Mayough has suddenly lost his nerves of steel. On the verge of a career-induced mental breakdown, and in complete fear of trigger-happy Mafia leader Fulvio Nesstra, Charlie seeks psychiatric help and finds himself relying on the support of an unstable therapy group and nurse Judy just to get through his work.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
26% on Rotten Tomatoes, 42 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 47%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$14 million worldwide on a $10 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Eric Blakeney
- Liam NeesonCharles Mayough
- Oliver PlattFulvio Nesstra
- Sandra BullockJudy Tipp
- José ZúñigaFidel Vaillar
- Richard SchiffElliott
- Andrew LauerJason Cane
- Mitch PileggiDexter Helvenshaw
- Paul Ben-VictorHoward
- Mary McCormackGloria Nesstra
- Frank VincentCarmine Minetti