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AMERICAN GUN

Director:

  Aric Avelino
  

Year Released:

  2005

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Linda Cardellini
  Tony Goldwyn
  Marcia Gay Harden
  Chris Marquette
  Forest Whitaker
Movie Haiku:Three separate stories about guns that don’t loop or tie, stranding excellent cast members (especially Cardellini in Virginia episode & Whitaker in Chicago episode), & short-changing the best story (about the aftermath of a Columbine-type shooting rampage at an Oregon high school).

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2006