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Shooter (2007)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:6

Rotten:5

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: With an implausible story and numerous plot holes, Shooter fails to distinguish itself from other mindless action-thrillers.

Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for strong graphic violence and some language

Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:13-04-2007

Synopsis: Antoine Fuqua, the director of such action movies as TRAINING DAY and THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS, takes on government conspiracies in SHOOTER. Based on the book POINT OF IMPACT by Stephen Hunter,... Antoine Fuqua, the director of such action movies as TRAINING DAY and THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS, takes on government conspiracies in SHOOTER. Based on the book POINT OF IMPACT by Stephen Hunter, SHOOTER focuses on Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), a former Marine scout sniper who has retired to a log cabin in the middle of the woods after a supposedly standard mission got out of hand in Ethiopia. Three years later, Colonel Isaac Johnson (Danny Glover) shows up with two flunkies, trying to convince Swagger to help them thwart a plot to assassinate the president. Honor and duty get the better of him, and Swagger agrees to participate--only to find out that he has been set up, sending him on the run so he can discover who was really behind the shooting. With the whole world looking for him, the only people willing to help him are the widow of his former partner, Sarah (Kate Mara), and Nick Memphis (Michael Pena), a young FBI agent who refuses to stop investigating the case. Wahlberg, nominated for an Oscar for his supporting performance in THE DEPARTED, is excellent in the lead role of a complicated man who had turned his back on society, only to be thrust right back into the middle of it. Glover is solid as his arch-nemesis, who treats the situation as if it's some kind of game. SHOOTER is an action-filled suspense thriller that races through the streets of Philadelphia, New York, Kentucky, and Washington, DC, as well as Ethiopia in a violent search for answers. [More]

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, Rhona Mitra, Rade Sherbedgia

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, Rhona Mitra, Rade Sherbedgia, Ned Beatty, Elias Koteas, Kate Mara, Danny Glover, Levon Helm

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Producer: Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Ric Kidney
Screenwriter: Jonathan Lemkin
Composer: Mark Mancina
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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An impressive shoot-’em-up, work-it-out action drama.

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04/21/07
Tony Horkins
Tony Horkins
Empire Magazine
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The cinematic equivalent of one of those chunky special-forces-porn airport novels.

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04/14/07
Andrew Pulver
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Guardian [UK]
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Ultimately, it’s just a vigilante picture with ideas above its station.

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04/14/07
Wendy Ide
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The film’s weird, thin politics become harder to swallow as it lurches from set-up to set-up.

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04/12/07
Ben Walters
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Time Out
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It's no masterpiece, but it's way better than the usual big gun/small brain fare.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
04/10/07
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
BBC
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Shooter is an honorable rather than exceptional addition to the canon.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
03/23/07
Richard Corliss
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TIME Magazine
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Shooter is executed with such efficiency and energy by action maestro Antoine Fuqua that ignoring flaws and becoming involved in the proceedings isn't a matter of choice.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
03/23/07
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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While it's fast-paced and often something of a nail-biter, Shooter doesn't really pay off, other than merely give us a lot of action, merely for action's sake.

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03/23/07
Bill Zwecker
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Definitely a cut above the average action thriller.

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03/23/07
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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Muscles bulge and heads explode in this thoroughly reprehensible, satisfyingly violent entertainment about men and guns and things that go boom.

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03/23/07
Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
New York Times
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Its skeptical, disillusioned take on big government and official deceptions should strike a vibrant chord with a wide range of audiences.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/23/07
Todd McCarthy
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Variety
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