Man with a Gun

1995

Action / Drama / Thriller

11
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 12%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 12% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 4.8/10 10 773 773

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Plot summary

Madsen plays an assassin who's hired to kill the woman he loves.

Director

David Wyles Photo
David Wyles

Top cast

Jennifer Tilly Photo
Jennifer Tilly as Rena Rushton / Kathy Payne
Bill Cobbs Photo
Bill Cobbs as Henry Griggs
Jason Schombing Photo
Jason Schombing as Eli Spindel
Sonny Surowiec Photo
Sonny Surowiec as Lithe Thug
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1 hr 35 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by corvus-3

Glum, Man, Glum.

This is modern, skeleton Noir. Within that framework, it is certainly viewable, with Tilly a standout as the femme fatal. In monochrome color, first-person narrative flashback, a jazzy soundtrack, interesting camerawork, and betrayal themes, it appears as a true genre piece. Unfortunately, the script plus the filmmakers' glint toward Schwarzenegger-like action, ruin any dark ambiance they establish. It's all here: the tough but soft-hearted hero, viperous femme, over-the-top bad guy, the black sidekick slated for torture/death. And it all rapidly blows away like gunsmoke during the cartoonish shootouts. Madsen is in typical Rourke-mode, but with a little more compassion squinting his eyes. Tilly is all whiskey-throated slur as Rina and little-girl whine as Cathy. The movie definitely needs more of Rina, because, with the exception of Busey's Wild Man, she's the cast's only interest. The giveaway is in the prologue, where, in sepia-tone, slow-mo, and voice-over narrative, Madsen labors his death scene, blazing away with dual, silver-toned guns and a monotone from a mortally-wounded script. Ultimately, it boils down to the bullets and body count, without enough desperation or resignation to warrant the blood.
Reviewed by merklekranz 2 / 10

God awful ! ........

Michael Madsen, Jennifer Tilly, Gary Busey, and Robert Loggia, are totally wasted in this film, mainly because the script reads like it went through a blender. Characters appear out of nowhere with zero development. You've seen it all before, only there perhaps it made a little bit of sense. I mean, Michael Madsen knows Jennifer Tilly's Sister for about fifteen minutes and falls for her. People show up in locations for gun-play, with you the viewer, having no idea how they knew how to get there. Forget the fine cast, skip this movie, and avoid wearing out your finger with the fast forward button. You have been warned. - MERK
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