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Release Date:
23 March 2007 (USA)
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Tagline:
Yesterday was about honor. Today is about justice.
Plot:
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why. full summary | full synopsis
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Very good at illustrating the systemic aspects of Imperialism
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mark Wahlberg | ... | Bob Lee Swagger | |
| Michael Peña | ... | Nick Memphis | |
| Danny Glover | ... | Colonel Isaac Johnson | |
| Kate Mara | ... | Sarah Fenn | |
| Elias Koteas | ... | Jack Payne | |
| Rhona Mitra | ... | Alourdes Galindo | |
| Jonathan Walker | ... | Louis Dobbler | |
| Justin Louis | ... | Howard Purnell | |
| Tate Donovan | ... | Russ Turner | |
| Rade Serbedzija | ... | Michael Sandor (as Rade Sherbedgia) | |
| Alan C. Peterson | ... | Officer Stanley Timmons | |
| Ned Beatty | ... | Senator Charles F. Meachum | |
| Lane Garrison | ... | Donnie Fenn | |
| Zak Santiago | ... | Senior Agent | |
| Michael-Ann Connor | ... | Junior Agent |
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Rated R for strong graphic violence and some language.
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124 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 |
Ireland:16 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
UK:15 |
Netherlands:16 |
Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) |
Finland:K-15 |
USA:R (certificate #43368) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Malaysia:18SG |
Hong Kong:IIB |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:15 |
Argentina:16 |
Germany:18 |
Denmark:15 |
Sweden:15 |
South Korea:18 |
Australia:MA |
Japan:PG-12 |
France:U |
Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) |
Canada:18A |
Portugal:M/16 |
Spain:18 |
India:A |
South Korea:15 (cable rating)
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During the mountain top confrontation, Swagger kills one of the snipers by shooting the counter-sniper through his rifle scope. This is likely based upon an infamous kill by renowned U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock during the Viet Nam War.
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Continuity: In the glacier scene, when Sara takes her revenge on the henchman who broke into her house, she fires four rounds... wouldn't mean much if the weapon was only partially loaded, but in the close-up showing her emotional release immediately thereafter, the bolt is shown locked back which indicates an empty magazine. The scene *after* that close-up briefly shows the bolt in the normal position as though there are still rounds in the clip.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Donnie Fenn: Movement. Two men. Approximately... forty goats.
Bob Lee Swagger: They're not on anybody's side. We don't have to shoot them.
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Donnie Fenn: Movement. Two men. Approximately... forty goats.
Bob Lee Swagger: They're not on anybody's side. We don't have to shoot them.
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Movie Connections:
References Per un pugno di dollari (1964)
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Soundtrack:
Nasty Letter
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I don't understand why they shot the Archbishop and why they needed Swagger?more
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I was quite skeptical at watching the film, and didn't even get around to watching it until just last night(5/13/08), well over a year after it came out. What I saw was a pretty good political analysis as to what the major cover ups are and the cause of this Imperialist oil war.
Yes, they do sprinkle a big ole plop of conspiracy theory, notably burying the snipers who did JFK in the desert. The line, "I still have the shovel" was quite amusing. Yes, the protagonist is a superman with the penchant for arriving in the nick of time and the ability to kill everyone. Chuck Norris isn't as bad as this guy.
What I found to be impressive though was that the movie placed the blame on a consortium of haves. It did not narrowly define exactly who the enemy is, so much as allow for a broader condemnation of capitalism and imperialism. The FBI agent sympathetic to the hero even goes so far as to wear a Che t-shirt.
So, when the aptly named Swagger tells Sarah Fenn, his buddies ex-wife, that the reason he took on the mission was because he fell for patriotism, we are given a quick condemnation of the flag waving jingoism that the US is trying to use to recruit young people for their imperialist wars. The WMD's are brought up, and are quite resonant in the context of a system without morality and only haves and have-nots.
I was impressed with the film.