Mean Guns 1997 by AverageMansReviews

Mean Guns 1997 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/man on woman violence/hanging/stabbing/strangling/impaling/burning/drugs/reference to sexual assault and under age

The Syndicate want a massive clear out: briefly; The Syndicate is this massive criminal empire, basically don't cross The Syndicate; for those that have will find themselves in this situation where all of these criminals have crossed them somehow, it doesn't matter for how long or for something minor or something large; Vincent Moon [Ice-T:] he is one of their high up members of this organisation and the overseer of this event; the rules are simple; the final three that is left standing get to share $10 million, you have 6 hours to achieve this and no you can't leave the premises or you will be shot. Lou [Christopher Lambert:] here is one of the unfortunate participants in this event, he is known for being a loose cannon and comical such as asking Moon I am paraphrasing here something to the effect of; a reference to the music playing over the sound system and where can you get a copy or something to that effect.

Generally speaking: the background music is somewhat confusing one minute it is part of the film and then it feels like it is just designed to accompany an action sequence and then back again to being part of the film or to cover my back either way it could just be with the film the whole way through, but regardless as I have just indicated; it is a very confusing element to the film and it is really badly done regardless of what they are or were trying do with it, we get some exposition other relates to character developments and the pacing of this 110 minutes film is solidly good.

Action, comedy and character developments; the action sequences are chaotic with there being limited space, we have one character that you think is dead yet somehow survives on more than one occasion and then we have Lou being irritating to wind them up to provoke them into doing something.

Character developments and performances; the character developments and the performances on both counts are solidly good; but then again let's be completely honest here and say without T or/and Lambert individually or together; this film would have really struggled and without them this film would be nothing, I know it sounds really harsh... but at the same time it is very true. You see individually or together they give this film a level of authenticity and stability from the aspect of a certain level of quality that individually or together they bring to the table; in short they carry this project.

This film receives: 6/10, this film is good; in its entirety and after everything is said and done this mark is a fair reflection of this project; it knows what it is from beginning to end and it sticks to that and what with T and/or Lambert being the conductors this film finds itself with this mark.