An uneven blend of romance, comedy, and crime drama, Gun Shy owes more than a small debt to the television series The Sopranos and the similar feature film Analyze This (1999), although it is not as effectively funny as either. Flashes of witty dialogue, insightfully funny character moments, and genuinely affecting emotional beats are not enough to sustain interest when the film moves too rapidly from one genre to the next. Pinwheeling at times from romance to action to therapy-group drama to comedy -- all in a single scene -- the script overwhelms director Eric Blakeney in his feature debut. With too many narrative balls in the air, the film's busy third act grows top-heavy with plot threads that need sewing up. While possessing engaging performances from a cast of rich supporting players -- especially male lead Liam Neeson, whose character is delightfully hangdog, needy, and glum in contrast to his usual stalwart hero roles -- the film simply tries to encompass too many different styles and ends up a confusing morass. Gun Shy was the second feature film released by star Sandra Bullock's production company, Fortis Films.