Year: 2020
Director: Jason Lei Howden
Country: US
Language: English
Perhaps the most violent film of 2020, Guns Akimbo is literally two hours of guns ablazing with brief moments of comedic relief. Daniel Radcliffe's character is supposedly a pacifist who has never shot a gun in his life, yet can mow down hoardes of baddies without breaking a sweat. In minutes he is as good of a shooter as the deadliest assassin in the real-life "game" that he is forced into. Oy!
Miles (Daniel Radcliffe) upsets the wrong crowd of people & wakes up with guns bolted to his hands. He must survive a deadly competition that is watched by millions of people online.
Guns Akimbo will appease those with the highest ADHD. It's an energetic constantly moving film that will eventually have you numb to the obscene amounts of violence contained within it. Clearly inspired by Call of Duty & Grand Theft Auto, this is a picture that runs out of ideas very quickly & becomes stale within about 30 minutes. Run, shoot, run, shoot, repeat.
The message about how we should be humane or...not enjoy video game violence...is lost in a film that glorifies violence to a shocking extent. We get it, it's a modern day Running Man, albeit with none of the charm (aside from the english homeless guy) and ALL of the action tropes done unironically. Rushing from scene to scene, Guns Akimbo's themes regarding cyberbullying is never explored beyond brief dialogue. "Do you people like seeing this!? You're sick!"
If you enjoy mindless bloody action that is filmed like every other action movie ever made, then you may enjoy Guns Akimbo. I was dissapointed, even though I spent $0 watching this movie. Aside from the funny segment involving a homeless man, Guns Akimbo is repetitive and boring.
Zero Stars
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