Sniper 3 (2004) (V)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

P.J. Pesce

Writers (WGA):

Michael Frost Beckner (characters created by) &
Crash Leyland (characters created by) ...

Release Date:

2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

He only needs one shot.

Plot:

Deadly sniper Tom Beckett is recruited by the CIA to go to Ho Chi Minh City and take out a ruthless drug dealer who turns out to be an old war buddy he thought was dead.

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | CIA | Drug Dealer | War Buddy | Flashback

Cast

Tom Berenger	...	Thomas Beckett
Byron Mann	...	Quan
John Doman	...	Paul Finnegan
Denis Arndt	...	William Avery
Troy Winbush	...	Captain Laraby
Jeanetta Arnette	...	Sydney (as Jeannetta Arnette)
William Duffy	...	Richard Addis
Nophand Boonyai	...	Tran
Dom Hetrakul	...	Chu
Govit Vattanakun	...	Chinaman
Naraporn Chainin	...	Vietnamese Woman
Zawit Subanunt	...	Vietnamese Policeman
Bangongsak Kansai	...	Vietnamese Policeman
Aoyama Isao	...	Asian Bodyguard
Ken Streutker	...	Neil Finnegan

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (No. 40859) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Germany:18 | Italy:T | Singapore:M18 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Company:

Destination Films

Trivia:

The movie on Beckett's motel TV is The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Goofs:

Continuity: While Beckett is watching "The Bridge on the River Kwai" in his hotel room, the scene of James Donald saying "Madness!" precedes the blowing up of the bridge. In the actual film it followed it.

Quotes:

Beckett: [Whem the MPS enter Beckett's hotel room] If I wanted clowns to wake me up, I would've joinred the circus.

Movie Connections:

References The Deer Hunter (1978)

Soundtrack:

Drop The Bea(s)t

Thomas Beckett "One in a Million" and Quan Kick Some Tail

The Sniper series is just as good as any action movie that you'd see at a movie theater. Unbeknownst to the neophyte, these Sniper movies are really spy movies and damn good ones, I might add. The series is well produced, adequately funded and high tech. You won't see any bad acting or hear any lame jokes here. Instead, you get evenly distributed bang for your buck.

In the cloak and dagger realm of Sniper 3, you are taken on a mission to modern day Ho Chi Minh, previously called Saigon. The NSA (National Security Agency) has reactivated a former Marine sniper, Tom Beckett, so as to hunt down and neutralize a target, which is connected to a high level mole in the Washington political arena. Has Colonel Dan McKenna, NSA military intelligence, positioned in Washington D.C., picked the right man for this assignment? Also, can we count on William Avery, Deputy Director of NSA, to oversee the operation through to completion? We have our fingers crossed. Beware the Cobra—revere the Mongoose! and learn about an ancient Vietnamese folktale, as your life will depend on it.

The Sniper 3 soundtrack is upbeat and will delight more than a handful of Ravers. Vietnam in the twenty-first century sure ain't what it used to be, and offers a new light juxtaposed with the age-old, dark world of espionage.

Make sure you check out the other Sniper installments, as they are equally worthy.