Genre: Thriller, Drama, Revenge, Murder, Blackmail, Marriage, Police, Doctor, Detectives, Showbiz
Tagline: One good shot deserves another
Plot: Paparazzi.They are chroniclers of Hollywood glitz and glamour, and key players in the public’s insatiable appetite for information and photos about their favorite stars. They seem to never sleep… hunters who trail their prey – the show business elite – at all hours of the day and night. They are as much a part of gala premieres as are the bright lights and red carpets. And their photos can make or break a career. For rising action superstar Bo Laramie (COLE HAUSER), a quartet of paparazzi is at first an annoyance, then an ever-disturbing presence. But when they threaten his family’s safety, it will be the last mistake they ever make. Bo seems to have it all: a beautiful wife, an adoring son and a Malibu beach house. Life couldn’t be better. But his newfound fame comes with a price. He’s become a target of a team of four paparazzi bent on making Bo and his family fodder for the tabloids, to nearly ruinous effect for the Laramies. The paparazzi and their weapons of choice – high-powered zoom lenses – stalk Bo everywhere. He accepts the typical invasion into his privacy … until photos of his wife, Abby, and his son, Zach, begin appearing on covers of one particularly sleazy tabloid called Paparazzi. All efforts to convince the photographers to spare his family are ignored, and
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 Luckily for Mel Gibson, his last vanity project, ''The Passion of the Christ,'' has probably made enough money to cover the expense of his new one, ''Paparazzi.'' This amazingly arrogant, immoral film is almost certain to suffer a fast, richly deserved death at the Labor Day box office.--Dave Kehr (The New York Times)
But what we end up with is muted and disappointing, two qualities that are true of the production as a whole. If you belong to the select group whose public and private moments are plagued by a swarm of photographers, you may welcome what this movie has to offer. The rest of us, who lack the problems associated with fame and wealth, will not be as appreciative.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
Call it comfort food, call it a sick fascination with seeing Britney Spears without her make-up, or candid shots of Kirstie Alley elbow-deep in Butter Nut Brickle at the local Baskin-Robbins. But for those who thought it was impossible to make this guilty pleasure into a full-length motion picture, then run out and pick up a copy of Paparazzi.  --Blake Snyder (MovieWeb)
Despite the coincidental nature of some of the storytelling, ‘Paparazzi’ remains a satisfying tale of revenge, Hollywood style.  --Joe Rickey (Movie-Gurus.com)
Paparazzi has a few things going for it, including an interesting premise for a new type of thriller we haven't really seen to this extent before.  --Vince Leo (Qwipster.net)
Much has been made of the fact that this movie was directed by a Hollywood hairstylist named Paul Abascal instead of an experienced director, but believe me, the directing is only one of its problems. More significant, I would say, is the preposterous, laughable screenplay by Forrest Smith, also a first-timer. Even if Hitchcock had directed this, it would have turned out stupid. It just would have had cooler shots. D+--Eric D. Snider (EricDSnider.com)
Panders to that element in the American culture that looks for one dimensional villains on which to blame our troubles and on whom we can pound with clear consciences. 52/100--Brian Webster (Apollo Guide)
...if you want to watch a movie that works on the most primal level, run alongside a great lead actor who deserves to get much greater roles in bigger movies and satisfy some of your most basic urges in the arena of popcorn cinema, check this puppy out. 6/10--'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)
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| Coming out of the movie I felt I’d been in a shower of manure for 84 minutes. Unlikely to change the serious issues around right-to-privacy vs fame and associate industries, it’s nevertheless an experience which might appeal to those who like to feast ontoxic gossip, innuendo and gross generalisations in order to fuel fantasies of violent revenge. That’s entertainment, folks! 3/10 --Avril Carruthers (Movie-Vault.com)
Over the top, improbable, as cheesy as stuffed crust pizza and immensely entertaining. --Rick Kisonak (MovieWeb)
Obviously inspired by the photo chase that drove Princess Di to her death, "Paparazzi" is for anyone who's ever wondered how good it would feel to knock down a photographer with his car and then back over him.--Jack Mathews (New York Daily News)
It's got a very basic set-up that provides you with two sides of the coin. A celebrity whose life is being invaded by photographers, and those dreaded, immoral paparazzo. It's not the most original storyline in the world, but it's a great premise set in the world of Hollywood. It's not meant to be taken seriously, folks. For what it is, which is a typical "revenge" thriller, it does the job and then some. 6/10--'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)
"Paparazzi" won’t win any screenplay or editing awards, but it does get a well deserved “cold one” for being a fast paced, well acted, inventive, suspenseful and exceedingly entertaining spin on the “macho man” ferris wheel. You can keep your “The Player”...I’ll take a hard hitting dose of Laramie over that jive any day!  --'The Arrow' (Arrow)
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