Their small-time criminal stupidity and immaturity is exactly what you would expect if a bunch of lowlifes came across a huge bag of cocaine by accident. The characters aren't heroes, they're losers. The main cast are barely-known, unshaven and unattractive, wearing what could be their own street clothes. Where a big (or even medium) budget Hollywood movie would have nice costumes, a crisp soundtrack, star players, a fantastical plot, and try to pass off Toronto as New York, Men With Guns does everything exactly the opposite and is so much better for it. It's unabashedly Canadian, low-budget, and gritty. It reminded me a little of "Laws of Gravity". Obviously not to be confused with the reportedly superior John Sayles movie of the same title that came out around the same time.įor me, the real strength of this film is its authenticity. The movie also suffers from shoddy production values it looks like a low budget Canadian TV show from the 1980s instead of a movie. The cast shows some talent, but the only actor who manages to make an impression is American Paul Sorvino - and he is only given three (brief) scenes in the entire movie. It still could have worked, but the script also suffers from characters that are not only extremely thin, but are pretty repulsive and one note. The heart of the story - two criminal lowlifes getting their hands on a large supply of illegal narcotics belonging to the mob - has been done on TV and in other movies many many times before. Otherwise, the movie goes wrong in just about every way you can think of. His character is one of the most interesting that I've seen in a film in a long time.Ībout the only kindest thing one can say for "Men with Guns" is that unlike most Canadian films, the movie does not try to disguise its location and characters as American - it's made clear it's taking place in Toronto and the surrounding area. Also watch for Easy Gary played by Max Perlich. Callum Keith Rennie, a truly amazing Canadian actor, offers a haunting performance as a man whose subtle eccentricities begin to give light to his absolute insanity. Where the film gets lost in its story it finds solace in its actors and characters. Without trying to give anything away, the film becomes a little tedious and manages to immerse itself in a bloodbath. Sorvino and his laughable cronies begin a man-hunt for the three. ![]() A problem arises when it becomes evident that the cocaine and money actually belong to a local mob boss played by Paul Sorvino. We watch as our three simpleton heroes party away the cocaine and money. It really doesn't know what to do or where to go. At this point the film seems to get lost. Eddie and Lucas find themselves sitting in a room with three corpses and a whole lot of money and cocaine. Mamet is a well meaning sort but his mind-set appears suspended somewhere out above the clouds. They manage to recruit one of their friends, Mamet, played by Callum Keith Rennie. ![]() They decide to put a scare into the men who attacked them. The incident doesn't sit well with Eddie and Lucas. When they arrive, they are brutally attacked by a group of thugs. It concerns two friends, Eddie and Lucas, who go out to a farm to retrieve some money for a local club owner. why didn't you tell me? Ah man, I got your back! You know that!" This powerful opening stands out more than anything else that happens in this film. Donal Logue, as Eddie, listens intensely, "I thought that was your coat. Gregory Sporleder, Lucas, relates the time when he was forced to hold a guys coat every gym class or risk getting beaten up. Men With Guns opens with two twenty-something guys sitting around discussing the times in their life when they were humiliated.
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