Sniper 3 (2004) (V)

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
Jeannetta Arnette	...	Sydney
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:

Factual errors: On the roof, he shoots another sniper with a handgun. The shot is next to impossible to take with a handgun because of the distance.

Quotes:

Paul Finnegan: Everyday, I watch this world descend into hell. I'm just trying to find a nice comfortable seat with a nice view.

Movie Connections:

Features The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Soundtrack:

Tiger Dust

Poor Tom

Yet another bad movie that showcases Tom Berenger's awesome acting talents. I seriously feel so badly for this guy as he was one of the best film actors of the '90s, I mean this was the same guy who was in "Platoon" for crying out loud. He had some pretty classic bad-ass quotes in this as you can always usually expect at least one of them per film but sometimes you get blessed with a few. As average as this was it actually fared substantially well for a direct-to-video release since it was definitely well done in that regard. The action was okay, the best ones were when Beckett is behind the rifle though, as you probably could've guessed. I liked this but I still couldn't help but let out a silent prayer that TB gets one more big-budget movie deal before he's through with Hollywood because he's way too cool to let him slide into oblivion. Please think about it!

Final Quarantine:

Movies: Didn't quite make it there did it.?

DVD Purchase: Only if you need to complete the trilogy.

Rental: Got my money's worth and that's what counts.