Film2000119 min

The Way of the Gun

Name: The Way of the Gun
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2000
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Benicio del Toro, Ryan Phillippe, Juliette Lewis, James Caan, Taye Diggs

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramathrillermafia/gangstertried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarylineargrittyemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA raw, dark crime thriller, otherwise balanced. Best if you like grit over polish.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 300 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.

Synopsis: TMDB