PlatinumRead
Just so...so bad
WillSushyMedia
This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
StyleSk8r
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Micah Lloyd
Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.
cbarclay99
Characters in the film openly compare its own plot to the assassination of President Kennedy and the subsequent deaths of Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby. The implication is that Kennedy was murdered by a conspiracy involving business interests and the intelligence services. At the start of the film, Swagger is researching 9/11. The implication presumably is that he does not believe the official lies. Fuqua, Wahlberg, Glover and others should be congratulated for taking on this film and for getting it past the powers that use Hollywood as a propaganda tool.
Leofwine_draca
A straightforward gung-ho action thriller without an ounce of originality to go with it and yet it doesn't suffer at all because of that. SHOOTER encapsulates the best and worst of modern cinema. Yes, it's a film that looks good: incredibly slick, with a realistic script most of the time, excellent special effects work and a good pace. Yet it's so derivative – particularly in a shoehorned car chase that screams THE BOURNE SUPREMACY – that only those who aren't fussed at all about unoriginal films are likely to enjoy it. Luckily, I'm one of those people, fully aware that all films and their plots have been done before and that there really is nothing new under the sun.Mark Wahlberg gives one of his better performances as the stoic hero, and he's given good opponents in Danny Glover and Ned Beatty, two actors who are rarely seen these days. The underrated Elias Koteas also has a nicely menacing part. But the addition of the excruciating Kate Mara detracts from the enjoyment, and the scenes she shares with Wahlberg just seem to go on and on. Luckily she's become a much more interesting actress in the subsequent years; here, I'm sure her character could have been written out of the script to better effect. Still, good action sequences and some gritty violence propel this one along nicely, and it's a film I wouldn't mind seeing again some time, one of those easy watches that you want to see when your brain's a bit tired.
Gordon-11
This film is about a superb sniper who retires after his partner died in a mission in Africa. He is recruited to stop an assassination of the president, however he quickly finds out that he is being set up for the assassination."Shooter" cuts to the chase quickly and does not waste time in getting to the main plot point. Quickly, the main star is already on the run from the authorities. He is helped by an agent who believe that things are not adding up. The suspense and thrill is well maintained. However, I think what Mark Wahlberg did on the snowy peak doesn't make sense. doesn't make sense. It would appear to me that it was in his best interest to have kept that object. Anyway, "Shooter" is still an entertaining film.
witster18
Really strong start.Wahlberg is perfect for the role. "Shooter" is a nice mix of "The FUgitive" and "Jack Reacher".The action is great, and Wahlberg's acting here, which is mostly physical, is really good. There's some decent actors in supporting roles, but it's the political stuff that really 'gets in the way' here. WHen the film starts to dive a little too far into the political realm late, it really only highlights the improbability and ridiculousness of it all. We could have just shortened things a bit and left all of that a little more vague and it would have worked so much better.Or better yet, traded some of that stuff for the possible love-connection, while politically incorrect, might have added some spice with a little more impact than the political meanderings. It's like the ideas in the plot were good, but the execution failed. I think the writing in some of those scenes just kinda makes it seem a bit over-the-top. For example a late scene where he meets with the Secretary of defense and others is just awful. The pipeline stuff and mass-grave stuff are really good ideas, but the writing and scenarios/scenes for these ideas never come to fruition. BUT, there's a lot of good here. When they're not overdoing the political stuff, they're making an excellent action film. All the sniper-stuff is just cool, and Michael Pena is always a great under-rated casting.THis is a strong "6", and for action fans, I can certainly recommend this. Could've salvaged a 7 if not for some late/weak scenes.
