Review of Gun Shy (2017) by Diana F — 08 Sep 2017

This movie was less about guns & more about comedy fun--great for streaming if you want some silly laughs. A wacky mashup of British & American humor sensibilities, set in the Latin American brightness & color of Chile.

Antonio Banderas is a hoot as a hapless, spoiled bassist in full 90s hair band regalia, not afraid to be goofy & funny (a la his Almodovar comedy days.) Mark Valley does a good slapstick take on US-as-world police-going-rogue.

Mitchell & Webb fans: check David Mitchell's cameo (+ stay thru the credits!) Director Simon West says shooting this indie film was his passion project, & it's obvious everyone onscreen was having a good time making it.

We certainly had a good time watching it -- and a bit of nostalgia for the days of metal band excess, esp now that Antonio's fictional (perfectly ironically named) hit song "Teenage Ass Patrol" is stuck in my head--ha!