A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government official convinces him to help thwart a plot to kill the President of the United States. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, Swagger becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. He goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why, eventually seeking revenge against some of the most powerful and corrupt leaders in the free world.
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Mark wahlsberg excellent performance & impeccable direction made it a must watch one ..A engaging , intriguing thriller .
You've seen it before....an innocent man is framed and goes on the run with the authorities and bad guys in pursuit. So the only question is, is this a good version of this type of story?For the most part it works well with the likeable hero thwarting the bad guys. It becomes a little OTT when our hero and his inexperienced friend dispatch 20+ heavily armed bad guys while dodging a hail of bullets.A couple of the bad guys were caricatures.Don't expect too much and you'll probably enjoy it...I did.
The plot of this movie is so incredibly stupid that I suspect the writers were on cocaine.One stupid example out of hundreds. The US senator arrives in a helicopter on top of a snow capped mountain while the colonel and the girl arrive in another. Mark Wahlberg comes on foot, dressed in a white snow outfit, with his sniper rifle. Now, what US senator, especially a cartoon-replica of Dick Cheney, would come to an "exchange" on top of a snow-capped mountain? Another,Wahlberg kills dozens of FBI and CIA agents, but walks away following a private meeting with the US Attorney General. This follows an assassination of the Ethiopian Bishop. Has the entire US Justice System gone incompetent?
Shooter starring Mark Wahlberg is an action, crime thriller director by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day). Many may seem to think that this film is all about three things: guns, motion and guns making people move. There are several of targets. The good crop of creeps is led by Danny Glover as an FBI nasty, and Ned Beatty as a U.S. senator. Kate Mara is the leading female with several decent lines where, shew tags along for some action, even gets to dig a bullet out of Swagger. Michael Peña is a decent FBI agent who slips into support like a bonus cartridge. But the film is Wahlberg's.As many have considered, Shooter is for those who enjoy deep critical thinking sniper and brainless action films with a good plot. Many great violence and the cinematography is wonderful. One would include, a big mountain, Swagger virtually diagrams those problems, the shots ringing out.
