“Free Fire” (*1/2 out of four) was an unbearably tedious and repetitive action melodrama set in 1978 Boston which is basically one endless shootout in which two rival gangs (Sharlito Copley, Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Brie Larson, and others) meet in a deserted and dilapidated warehouse and soon open fire on one another leading to a fight to the death. If you want shootouts without any plot, character development, or any sense- then have it. Otherwise, director Ben Wheatley’s film is more of an empty experimental exercise than a movie and on that level it runs out of steam really quick.