Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Good concept, poorly executed.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Eric Blakeney is a very talented writer/director. I love his movie Gun Shy, and its all star cast.The director really has a knack for comedy. I recently received another film directed by Eric Blakeney,Date For Hire, Blakeney's new laugh out loud DVD, hitting shelves later this summer. If you liked Gun Shy you'll be sure to love this film. Synopsis: To show his friends that he isn't the loser they have made him to be, Marcus bets them that he can get a date with the next girl that walks into the bar. But things don't go quite as planned when the girl puts a price tag on their night out. Now a simple bet has turned into an all night adventure, where money, stalkers, and craziness collide. Check Youtube for the official trailer posted by Maverick Entertainment, or go to their website- http://www.maverickentertainment.cc/movies/810/date-for-hire

The script flows along very well as Liam Neeson plays Charlie Mayeaux, an undercover cop who has lost his nerve. Neeson really balances the dramatic parts with the humorous parts, and pulls it off without a hitch. It's nice to see his lighter side after so many dramatic parts.Oliver Platt plays gangster wannabee Fulvio Nesstra to perfection and he's s scene stealer. Platt has never been funnier ... this could be his defining role as an actor.This is just a cleverly crafted movie, nicely directed by Eric Blakeney, that is smart and funny. This is a must-rent DVD and would be a nice addition to any DVD collection.

GUN SHY is a peculiar movie, one that purports to have a significant storyline but one that splinters ideas all over the place, leaving the viewer wondering what all the fuss is about.'Charlie' Mayeaux (Liam Neeson) is a bummed out DEA agent fresh from a bungled case yet given an important assignment to break a Columbian drug cartel represented by Fidel (José Zúñiga) and his boyfriend Estuvio (Michael DeLorenzo). Also caught up in this mélange is the Mafia represented, however reluctantly, by Fulvio Nestra (Oliver Platt), a nerdy but vicious bungler whose temper is uncontrollable, partly due to his insipid belittling wife Gloria (Mary McCormack) whose father demands Fulvio's crime life importance. Charlie is a mess, meets a psychologist who introduces him to group therapy (where Charlie idiotically relates all the DEA secrets openly) and to gastroenterology where nurse Judy (Sandra Bullock) administers a barium enema then other more herbal-sided treatments while she and Charlie become bonded. People are maimed (gunshot castration), killed, made to look foolish, all to the end of supposedly belly laughs on the part of the audience.True, Neeson shows a flair for comedy and Platt manages to convey a breakthrough role for him, but the rest is a jumbled mess. Made in 2000 with the Twin Towers of New York frequently visible during talk against Arabs and the Middle East, it is easy to see why the timing of this 'yet another Mafia vs law' film contributed to its short theater run (how many have even heard of it?). But in the final analysis it probably failed on its own merits - sad for a film filled to the brim with very fine actors. Grady Harp

Enjoyed this film greatly, Liam Neeson,(Charlie), showed his great acting abilities in both comedy and drama through out this film. Charlie needed help in many ways and went to a head shrink and his group therapy friends managed to help him with Columbian drug lords and the mob, when things started to fall a part for Charlie. Charlie ran into Judy Tipp,(Sandra Bullock), who went along with his crazy ideas and got his mind off his problems by going to bed with her and making love quite often. There are scenes where Judy Tipp manages to get a tug boat in order to rescue Charlie and all his weird friends aboard. There are great helicopter pictures of Manhattan and the great skyline and our former Twin Towers. Sandra Bullock directed this picture and made this a very entertaining film. Enjoy!