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Shooter (2007) -- 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.
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Shooter (2007) -- A marksman (Wahlberg) 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

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jonathan Lemkin (screenplay)
Stephen Hunter (based upon the novel "Point of Impact" by)
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Release Date:
23 March 2007 (USA) more
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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Recipe for a fantastic, intelligent action film more (278 total)

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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MPAA:
Rated R for strong graphic violence and some language.
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124 min
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Singer Eminem turned down the villain role. more
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Factual errors: At the mountaintop exchange scene, not one of the actors seems to be effected by the considerable down-force caused by the still spinning rotor blades of the helicopter as they get out of it. Even Fenn's shoulder-length hair moves only slightly and the snow beneath their feet seems completely unperturbed by the wind caused by the helicopter. A helicopter touching down in a snowy location would cause a small blizzard and anyone getting out would at the very least be hunkered down and making some attempt to cover themselves from the wind and snow, rather than casually strolling along. more
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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References "Dr. Phil" (2002) more
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Nasty Letter more

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I don't understand why they shot the Archbishop and why they needed Swagger?
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212 out of 294 people found the following review useful.
Recipe for a fantastic, intelligent action film, 13 March 2007
8/10
Author: Craig Estrella (Surecure) from Toronto, Canada

If you were to take the best parts of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan series (Patriot Games, Clear And Present Danger, Sum of All Fears) and mixed in the best parts of the only good Rambo film (First Blood) you would end up with something akin to Shooter. Shooter is a smart, engaging and all out enjoyable action flick that never pulls its punches and always surprises you when you least expect it.

Mark Whalberg plays the role of Bob Lee Swagger, a former military sniper who quit the army following a disastrous mission where his best friend and spotter is killed when they are left behind. Three years later he is hired by a Colonel (played with gusto by Danny Glover) to figure out how a suspected assassin is going to attempt to kill the President from over a mile away, a shot that few could make. Swagger figures out how it is going to be done and is asked to supervise locating the sniper on site. But on the day of the supposed assassination, Swagger is set up with the assassination attempt that kills a visiting diplomat. Swagger is then left on the hunt while trying to prove his innocence.

Shooter twists and turns with an elaborate conspiracy that is very convincing, though of course the writers wimp out and take the cheap road of drawing international oil into the plot (can't writers think of an original plot device?). However, this is hardly a drawback since the rest of the film is solid as a rock. The film really puts you into the shoes of a sniper and gives an impressive overview of the mindset that it takes to be as accurate as someone of the character of Swagger.

The only real distractions in the film would be Elias Koteas, whose psycho performance is heavy-handed and does not fit the film, and Kate Mara who has little to do throughout the film but appear upset or in distress. The film could have done without either characters or their respective actors. As well, some of the character relations seem forced at time, particularly in the relationship between Michael Peña's character of Nick Memphis and his FBI confidante Lourdes, played by Rhona Mitra. Their almost effortless camaraderie comes off as less than convincing.

Overall, Shooter certainly delivers as an entertaining thrill-ride that is certainly not dumbed down in the least. If you want an intelligent action film with lots of impressive gun play and several elaborate, thrilling action sequences to boot, Shooter is right up your alley and will not disappoint. 7.6 out of 10

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