Guns Up

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Guns Up

2025,

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Comedy

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Guns Up follows Ray Hayes (Kevin James), an ex-cop and devoted husband and father who leads a dangerous double life as a mob henchman. On the brink of leaving "The Family" and making his dream of opening a diner with his wife Alice (Christina Ricci) a reality, his final job goes off the rails. With the clock ticking, Ray has one night to get his unsuspecting family out of the city before he gets snuffed out.

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While Kevin James' earnestness and fleeting moments of heart prevent it from feeling completely hollow, Guns Up struggles to balance its mix of high-octane shootouts and broad humor.

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Linda Marric

HeyUGuys

Aug 13, 2025

3/5

Guns Up is solid proof that a familiar story, told with grit and heart, can be enough. It’s an undeniable victory for Kevin James, who proves that he can pull off an action hero. It's entertaining if, admittedly, not too deep.

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Siddhant Adlakha

Variety

Jul 19, 2025

For a film with a name like “Guns Up,” there’s surprisingly little by way of armed shootouts until the final act. For a tale of a family man moonlighting as a mob enforcer, the story and action lack the urgency suggested by its one-last-job premise.

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

Jul 18, 2025

.5/4

While there are several problems with the film as a whole, perhaps the central one is that there are long stretches where viewers are expected to take the concept at least somewhat seriously, which proves impossible.

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Matthew Turner

Action Reloaded

Jun 13, 2026

3/5

An enjoyable action romp, thanks to Drake’s punchy direction and strong character work.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Oct 26, 2025

2/4

Guns Up mostly plays out in stale fashion.

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Daniel Eagan

Film Legacy

Sep 8, 2025

Slight but adequate addition to what is becoming an overcrowded genre.

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Edward Drake

Director

Kevin James

Ray Hayes

Christina Ricci

Alice Hayes

Luis Guzmán

Actor

Melissa Leo

Actor

Edward Drake

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Guns Up follows Ray Hayes (Kevin James), an ex-cop and devoted husband and father who leads a dangerous double life as a mob henchman. On the brink of leaving "The Family" and making his dream of opening a diner with his wife Alice (Christina Ricci) a reality, his final job goes off the rails. With the clock ticking, Ray has one night to get his unsuspecting family out of the city before he gets snuffed out.

Director: Edward Drake
Producer: J.J. Nugent, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jon Keeyes, Mandi Murro, Tobias Weymar, Edward Drake
Screenwriter: Edward Drake
Production Co: Millennium Media
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English

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