Review of Mean Guns (1997) by Jacob H — 15 Apr 2013
This is a great B grade shoot-em up movie. A crime boss (Ice-T) summons 100 killers that work for his criminal syndicate to a newly constructed prison before it has been officially opened. All of these killers have been skimming off the top of the syndicates business empire for years and thinking they have got away it.
The crime lords have decided that instead of just executing all of them for their disloyalty - they will instead have a game and watch it all unfold over the prison cameras. They throw a heap of different weaponry into the center of the prison and tell them that the 3 people left standing will get 10 million dollars and be able to walk free - as long as there are only 3 left by midnight, otherwise they will all die.
What follows is a carnage of blood and chaos of professional killer against killer, where only the most ruthless will be left standing. This is a very satisfactory B-Grade movie, with heavy violence, a mixture of different tough guy characters and one liners, all to a Mamba soundtrack.
This movie succeeds very well with what it intended to do - and is a good mindless film to enjoy for what it is worth. You already know if this is your kind of movie - and if it is, give it a look.
This review of Mean Guns (1997) was written by Jacob H on 15 Apr 2013.
Mean Guns has generally received mixed reviews.
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