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The Way of the Gun (2000)

R 09/08/2000 (US) Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller 1h 59m

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Choose your side carefully, because the only way out is the way of the gun.

Overview

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.

Christopher McQuarrie

Director, Screenplay

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Ryan Phillippe

Mr. Parker
Benicio del Toro

Mr. Longbaugh
Juliette Lewis

Robin
James Caan

Joe Sarno
Taye Diggs

Jeffers
Nicky Katt

Obecks
Geoffrey Lewis

Abner Mercer
Sarah Silverman

Raving Bitch
Dylan Kussman

Dr. Allen Painter
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A review by Wuchak

60%

Written by Wuchak on January 20, 2023

Convoluted crime drama in the wake of Pulp Fiction

Two low-life criminals (Ryan Phillippe & Benicio Del Toro) kidnap a pregnant surrogate (Juliette Lewis) of a rich couple who, unknowingly, has ties to the mob.

"The Way of the Gun" (2000) is an offbeat flick in the tradition of "Pulp Fiction" written & directed by a proven screenwriter and featuring a quality cast, which includes James Caan. It's touted as a "modern Western" with two protagonists patterned after Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (their names in the film are the last names of Butch & Sundance).

It starts out as a... read the rest.

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