Shooter
Yesterday was about honor. Today is about justice.
7.1 / 10
124 minutes
2007-03-22
English
US
Actors :
Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Danny Glover, Ned Beatty, Kate Mara, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra, Rade Šerbedžija, Jonathan Walker, Louis Ferreira, Brian Markinson, Tate Donovan, Levon Helm, A.C. Peterson, Lane Garrison
Description
A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government official convinces him to help thwart a plot to kill the President of the United States. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, Swagger becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. He goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why, eventually seeking revenge against some of the most powerful and corrupt leaders in the free world.
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Reviews
DRDMovieMusings
6/23/2021, 3:57:56 PM
Ah, so that's what happened. Kinda. "I'm a patsy!" The last words of an accused presidential assassin, himself killed - on live TV no less. Ah, the 60s, when America appeared at once to be both starting to "get it" and also coming apart at the seams. Lee Harvey Oswald was introduced to the world as a lone sharp shooter who felled a president. But, very early in the aftermath, there were...
JPV852
6/23/2021, 3:58:41 PM
All around solid action-thriller with Mark Wahlberg in his element. Luis Guzman served as a fun sidekick and Kate Mara is a stunner. Shame this didn't do better at the box office, would've liked to have a sequel instead of that USA Network TV show... **3.75/5**