Rotten
Like his characters, McQuarrie's film has two faces: It is overplotted and it is crisply directed.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
The Way of the Gun
Choose your side carefully, because the only way out is the way of the gun.
2000 · 1h 59m · R
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Christopher McQuarrie
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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.
Director and cast
- Christopher McQuarrie Director
- Ryan Phillippe as Mr. Parker
- Benicio del Toro as Mr. Longbaugh
- Juliette Lewis as Robin
- Taye Diggs as Jeffers
- Nicky Katt as Obecks
- Geoffrey Lewis as Abner Mercer
- Scott Wilson as Hale Chidduck
- Dylan Kussman as Dr. Allen Painter
- James Caan as Joe Sarno
- Sarah Silverman as Raving Bitch
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
46%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Both the picture and its nefarious plot seem self-consciously calculated.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Rotten, pretentious movie full of minimalist dialogue and self-consciously arty cinematography.
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
The Way of the Gun will be too bloody for many viewers, but for those who aren't turned off by the high level of violence, McQuarrie's first venture behind the camera offers an involving experience.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
Works better in entertaining fits and starts than as a whole. It doesn't resonate much beyond the here and now, even if the shotgun blasts ring in your ears for a good long while.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
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