Robert J. Maxwell Liam Neeson is an undercover narc who is mediating an exchange between the Italian Mafia, represented by an ominous Oliver Platt, and the Colombian drug cartel. Neither side trusts the other. Neeson begs his superiors to bust them all before he gets found out and shot. He's so filled with anxiety that he has trouble with his bowels and is a nervous wreck.Neeson joins a psychiatrist's group therapy session and is referred to a doc who gives him a barium enema and eventually becomes his lover. That would be Sandra Bullock.It's a comedy and it has its moments. Neeson handles the ludic elements well, which is a bit of a surprise considering how much drama he's done. Example: At the first meeting of the therapy group, Neeson listens barely interested while the others runs through their usual complaints. One patient has an impulse to do something improper in public so he deals with it by biting his hand. Another's wife always buys the flavor of ice cream that she KNOWS he hates because it has a chemical taste. Finally the leader says, "We haven't heard from Charlie here." And Neeson matter-of-factly describes his feelings having a revolver shoved up his rear end while he's stretched out on a table like a Cornish rock hen. There is a moment of silence.And, later, when he meets Oliver Platt -- he of the ominous beard and barely contained anger, Platt does nothing but stare at him without blinking. Neeson, a neural shambles, has taken more tranquilizers than was wise, plus some booze on top of it, and he stares back, hardly able to keep awake. Even when Platt pulls an automatic and aims it at Neeson's face, his eyes half close and he drifts off. The monumental tranquility amazes and impresses Platt.It's a low-key comedy that aims mostly for smiles rather than laughs and it wants to charm the audience -- rather like "Moonstruck" and "Analyze This" did in the previous two years. The problem is that it doesn't have enough funny moments. And, while Neeson gets along okay, Sandra Bullock as the eccentric gastroenterologist drags the movie down. She does a character part well in "Infamous," in which she was Harper Lee, but when left to her own devices she's not really very convincing.Part of whatever success the movie has, as comedy, is due to Liam Neeson's physical structure. He's six feet, four inches tall, and he's sinewy. His nose is monstrous. He looms in every shot. He's the last person you'd expect to be gobbling pills to quiet his nerves, while farting in public.

thinker1691 Liam Neeson was once a truck driver for a beer company, whether or not he was any good is a matter of conjecture. Fortunately, for movie audiences around the world, his talent for acting on the big screen has superseded and today he is known as one of the finest thespians in show business. Take this film for instance, it's called " Gun Shy. " In this story, he plays Charles 'Charlie' Mayeaux (pronounced - MAYO) a field operative working for the D.E.A. His job is to take on the big drug cartels and put them out of business. However, a bad experience in his last encounter with the drug lords, got him so shook up, it left him with a confidence problem, which has created a noticeable fear of death. So much so, he has begun seeing a therapist. In the meantime, his job continues and he must go undercover to confront the Columbia drug cartel and the America mafia, which could get him killed. Oliver Platt, is a gangster with anger management issues, José Zúñiga and Michael DeLorenzo play Columbian operatives out for the big score or big hit, whichever comes first. If that were not enough, Charlie must also attend Group therapy with Richard Schiff and other problem oriented patients. Mitch Pileggi, interestingly plays Dexter Helvenshaw a corrupt agent. Although there are several parts of the film which exercise Neeson's great gifts for interaction, most of the movie scenes are hampered with too many issues and little cohesion and this makes for awkward moments. Still, it's a good and interesting film and one which makes for entertainment and isn't that what movie making is all about? ***

lucy-wainwright-827-448455 I watched this film purely because I'm a Liam Neeson fan and couldn't resist the opportunity to perv on him in a lead role for an hour and a half. I completely expected the film itself to be total dross, the kind of unmemorable, bland "comedy" I associate (fairly or otherwise) with Sandra Bullock.Actually I have to say that Bullock felt a bit wedged in; they needed a love interest for Neeson's character, but she didn't need to be a big name - in fact, I think it might have been better if they'd taken on a relative unknown, as it would have saved this actually-quite-good comedy from being billed as a "Sandra Bullock Romantic Comedy", thereby alienating a large proportion of the people who might otherwise have wanted to watch it.Bullock's character is very bland and does not seem to have required her to wake up at any point during filming - the kind of character film-makers would probably describe as "kooky", but which the rest of us find moderately endearing to start with, edging towards slightly irritating by the end of the film. The only matter of real interest in Bullock's role lay in trying to work out what precisely was supposed to be so "special" about her - her unusual way of meeting Neeson's character could only carry her so far.Neeson, meanwhile, was far more entertaining. I am biased, but I've seen Neeson play some godawful parts (Clash of the Titans springs to mind) and this was a decent effort. A former golden-boy DEA agent who seeks psychiatric help and gets into group therapy because he's suffering from PTSD and "acute intermittent flatulence" had the potential to get pretty gimmicky, but he balances it well and saves Charles from becoming a mere caricature. I actually think Neeson doesn't get enough credit as a comic actor, and he and Oliver Platt (who comes as a bit of a surprise if the last thing you saw him in was "Beethoven") bounce very well off each other.There's a few cheap laughs that feel a bit tacked on, like Columbian badass Fidel turning out to be in a relationship with his lisping, one- balled bodyguard, but fortunately the makers have had the sense not to labour these points and they remain just surprising and mildly amusing minor elements against the backdrop of a good cast and a decent comic premise.Worth seeing, just try to ignore Sandra Bullock as she's nowhere near as central as you'd expect and feels a bit unnecessary. The only comparison that springs to mind in terms of misguided marketing is Blow Dry - an excellent film with a fantastic cast that they tried to market off the back of its two weakest actors and the worst attempt at a Yorkshire accent in history.

mustican Reviews on Gun Shy might be slightly misleading to me especially people with the same movie taste with me, as I don't think Gun Shy should get full stars or marks. I think it was just an okay film with lots of up and down moments. What I mean with that is it was not a gripping film from start to end.(Gives opportunity to people who likes to doze off in movies) Gun Shy tells us the story of an undercover DEA AGENT(Liam Neeson)who is almost killed by gangsters. He only wants to retire but reluctantly accepts a final job. Being stressed up he starts therapy and he also meets with a quirky nurse(Sandra Bullock)whom he falls for in another treatment.Meanwhile, his final case brings him into contact with Fulvio Nesstra(Oliver Platt)an insanely violent mobster with a surprisingly tender side. Fulvio's secret passion is his failing tomato garden.Liam Neeson and most of the cast look uncomfortable and lost in their roles. I only found Sandra Bullock better than the rest only in terms of acting not producing part.Contains frequent strong language, scenes of a sexual nature and some strong violence. ** out of *****